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Luol Deng

1985 - Today

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Luol Ajou Deng (born 16 April 1985) is a South Sudanese–British former professional basketball player. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2012. Born in South Sudan that was then part of Sudan, Deng fled the country with his family as a child, eventually settling in the United Kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luol Deng has received more than 3,338,767 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Luol Deng is the 546th most popular basketball player (down from 473rd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from South Sudan and the most popular South Sudanese Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Luol Deng ranks 546 out of 1,757. Before him are Marko Popović, Frédéric Weis, A. C. Green, John Starks, Klemen Prepelič, and Bill Hougland. After him are Eddie Jones, Sam Cassell, Rubén Wolkowyski, DeAndre Jordan, Jamal Crawford, and Jonas Mačiulis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Luol Deng ranks 400. Before him are Elena Berkova, Kornel Saláta, Lucie Hradecká, Luke Mitchell, Krista Siegfrids, and Elizaveta Boyarskaya. After him are Asmaa Mahfouz, Dudi Sela, Emiliano Viviano, Mohammed Abdellaoue, Kalomira, and Edivaldo Hermoza.

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In South Sudan

Among people born in South Sudan, Luol Deng ranks 4 out of 9. Before him are Salva Kiir Mayardit (1951), Riek Machar (1953), and Alek Wek (1977). After him are Guor Marial (1984), James Moga (1983), Thon Maker (1997), Lopez Lomong (1985), Rose Lokonyen (1995), Duop Reath (1996), Liu Shiying (null), and James Chiengjiek (1992).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In South Sudan

Among basketball players born in South Sudan, Luol Deng ranks 1. After him are Thon Maker (1997), and Duop Reath (1996).

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