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Kristaps Porziņģis

1995 - Today

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Kristaps Porziņģis (Latvian pronunciation: [ˈkris.taps ˈpuɔr.ziɲ.ɟis]; born 2 August 1995) is a Latvian professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "The Unicorn" for his ability to make plays and shoot 3-pointers as a center, he is listed at 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) and plays as a power forward and center. Born in Liepāja, Porziņģis began his professional career with Sevilla in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kristaps Porziņģis has received more than 8,845,644 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Kristaps Porziņģis is the 500th most popular basketball player (down from 493rd in 2019), the 224th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 198th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Latvian Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Kristaps Porziņģis ranks 500 out of 1,757. Before him are Vinnie Johnson, Darvin Ham, Jordi Villacampa, Hanno Möttölä, Alphonso Ford, and Amar'e Stoudemire. After him are Lauri Markkanen, Duane Swanson, Nikola Kalinić, Veljko Mršić, Jack Ragland, and Belinda Snell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Kristaps Porziņģis ranks 152. Before him are Karl-Anthony Towns, Lotte Kopecky, Ong Seong-wu, Ellyes Skhiri, Joey Badass, and Nicola Peltz. After him are Georges-Kévin Nkoudou, Nick Robinson, Iryna Herashchenko, Danielle Campbell, Jordan Bardella, and Tao Tsuchiya.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Kristaps Porziņģis ranks 224 out of 323. Before him are Andrejs Rubins (1978), Intars Busulis (1978), Alexander Yegorov (null), Artjoms Rudņevs (1988), Kristine Opolais (1979), and Ināra Mūrniece (1970). After him are Mihails Zemļinskis (1969), Ilmārs Bricis (1970), Dainis Ozols (1966), Anastasija Sevastova (1990), Sandis Ozoliņš (1972), and Aisha (1986).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Latvia

Among basketball players born in Latvia, Kristaps Porziņģis ranks 8. Before him are Jānis Krūmiņš (1930), Maigonis Valdmanis (1933), Valdis Muižnieks (1935), Valdis Valters (1957), Ainars Bagatskis (1967), and Igors Miglinieks (1964). After him are Kaspars Kambala (1978), Dāvis Bertāns (1992), Dairis Bertāns (1989), Jānis Timma (1992), Jānis Strēlnieks (1989), and Jānis Blūms (1982).

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