BASKETBALL PLAYER
Julius Erving
1950 - Today
Julius Erving
Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is an American former professional basketball player. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julius Erving has received more than 7,837,323 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Julius Erving is the 20th most popular basketball player (down from 15th in 2019), the 2,069th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,030th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Basketball Player.
Memorability Metrics
7.8M
Page Views (PV)
63.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
3.34
Effective Languages (L*)
5.14
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Among basketball players, Julius Erving ranks 20 out of 1,757. Before him are LeBron James, Pat Riley, Radivoj Korać, Krešimir Ćosić, Arvydas Sabonis, and Sergei Belov. After him are Oscar Robertson, Mirza Delibašić, Dražen Dalipagić, Oscar Schmidt, Uljana Semjonova, and Elgin Baylor.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLeBron James
1984 - Present
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 14
Pat Riley
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 15
Radivoj Korać
1938 - 1969
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 16
Krešimir Ćosić
1948 - 1995
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 17
Arvydas Sabonis
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 18
Sergei Belov
1944 - 2013
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 19
Julius Erving
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 20
Oscar Robertson
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 21
Mirza Delibašić
1954 - 2001
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 22
Dražen Dalipagić
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 23
Oscar Schmidt
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 24
Uljana Semjonova
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 25
Elgin Baylor
1934 - 2021
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 26
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Julius Erving ranks 94. Before him are Jeffery Deaver, Moshe Ya'alon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Javier Clemente, Hiroshi Kanazawa, and Ueli Maurer. After him are Jorge Carlos Fonseca, Alexander Lebed, Mory Kanté, Anghel Iordănescu, Ubaldo Fillol, and William Sadler.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsJeffery Deaver
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 88
Moshe Ya'alon
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 89
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 90
Javier Clemente
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 91
Hiroshi Kanazawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 92
Ueli Maurer
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 93
Julius Erving
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 94
Jorge Carlos Fonseca
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 95
Alexander Lebed
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2002
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 96
Mory Kanté
SINGER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 97
Anghel Iordănescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 98
Ubaldo Fillol
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 99
William Sadler
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 100
In United States
Among people born in United States, Julius Erving ranks 2,069 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert F. Engle (1942), Ruth Gordon (1896), Linda Ronstadt (1946), Daniel Stern (1957), Prescott Bush (1895), and Michael Massee (1952). After him are Casey Affleck (1975), Rami Malek (1981), Ralph Bunche (1904), Bettie Page (1923), Steven Soderbergh (1963), and Joel Silver (1952).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsRobert F. Engle
ECONOMIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 2,063
Ruth Gordon
ACTOR
1896 - 1985
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 2,064
Linda Ronstadt
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 2,065
Daniel Stern
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 2,066
Prescott Bush
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1972
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 2,067
Michael Massee
ACTOR
1952 - 2016
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 2,068
Julius Erving
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 2,069
Casey Affleck
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 2,070
Rami Malek
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 2,071
Ralph Bunche
DIPLOMAT
1904 - 1971
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 2,072
Bettie Page
MODEL
1923 - 2008
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 2,073
Steven Soderbergh
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 2,074
Joel Silver
PRODUCER
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 2,075
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States
Among basketball players born in United States, Julius Erving ranks 14. Before him are Dennis Rodman (1961), Jerry West (1938), Clyde Drexler (1962), Larry Bird (1956), LeBron James (1984), and Pat Riley (1945). After him are Oscar Robertson (1938), Elgin Baylor (1934), John Havlicek (1940), Scottie Pippen (1965), Karl Malone (1963), and Derrick Rose (1988).
Dennis Rodman
1961 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 8
Jerry West
1938 - 2024
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 9
Clyde Drexler
1962 - Present
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 10
Larry Bird
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 11
LeBron James
1984 - Present
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 12
Pat Riley
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 13
Julius Erving
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 14
Oscar Robertson
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 15
Elgin Baylor
1934 - 2021
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 16
John Havlicek
1940 - 2019
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 17
Scottie Pippen
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 18
Karl Malone
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 19
Derrick Rose
1988 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 20