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Julius Erving

1950 - Today

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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 7,251,944 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Julius Erving is the 15th most popular basketball player, the 2,031st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,496th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Julius Erving ranks 15 out of 1,268Before him are Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, LeBron James, and Scottie Pippen. After him are Dražen Petrović, Radivoj Korać, Karl Malone, Krešimir Ćosić, Arvydas Sabonis, and Uljana Semjonova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Julius Erving ranks 78Before him are Håkan Nesser, Grigory Sokolov, Tsui Hark, John Landis, Lakshmi Mittal, and Laura Gemser. After him are Ueli Maurer, Michael Ironside, Corinne Cléry, Bobby McFerrin, Chantal Akerman, and Bernie Taupin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Julius Erving ranks 2,031 out of 18,182Before him are Bob Dole (1923), Christine Baranski (1952), Scottie Pippen (1965), Alice Walker (1944), Justin Timberlake (1981), and Frank Borman (1928). After him are Jerry Reed (1937), James Ellroy (1948), Jef Raskin (1943), Frank Borzage (1894), Ted Danson (1947), and Al Lettieri (1928).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Julius Erving ranks 15Before him are Larry Bird (1956), Clyde Drexler (1962), Oscar Robertson (1938), Jerry West (1938), LeBron James (1984), and Scottie Pippen (1965). After him are Karl Malone (1963), Bob Cousy (1928), Elgin Baylor (1934), John Stockton (1962), Sam Jones (1933), and John Havlicek (1940).