BASKETBALL PLAYER

Marion Jones

1975 - Today

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Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track-and-field athlete and former professional basketball player. She won three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, but was later stripped of her medals after admitting to lying to federal investigators about her knowledge of performance-enhancing drugs. Jones was one of the most famous athletes to be linked to the BALCO scandal. The performance-enhancing substance usage scandal covered more than 20 top-level athletes, including Jones's ex-husband, shot putter C. J. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marion Jones has received more than 4,030,681 page views. Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Marion Jones is the 128th most popular basketball player (down from 83rd in 2019), the 7,052nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,472nd in 2019) and the 71st most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Marion Jones ranks 128 out of 1,757. Before her are Dave Cowens, Borislav Stanković, Vlade Divac, Predrag Danilović, Tom Heinsohn, and Valdemaras Chomičius. After her are Kevin McHale, Jo Jo White, Doc Rivers, Andro Knego, Otar Korkia, and Detlef Schrempf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Marion Jones ranks 132. Before her are Hugh Dancy, Victoria Villarruel, Jason Sudeikis, David Leitch, Russell Brand, and Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi. After her are Preity Zinta, Lou Bega, Sebastián Rulli, Sara Ramirez, John Higgins, and Félix Sánchez Bas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marion Jones ranks 7,052 out of 20,380. Before her are Joe Ranft (1960), Big E (1986), Rush Limbaugh (1951), Joanna Russ (1937), Dave Navarro (1967), and Daphne Zuniga (1962). After her are Gary Locke (1950), David A. R. White (1970), Kevin McHale (1957), Utada Hikaru (1983), Paul Theroux (1941), and Jim Hutton (1934).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Marion Jones ranks 71. Before her are George Gervin (1952), John Wooden (1910), James Worthy (1961), Bill Walton (1952), Dave Cowens (1948), and Tom Heinsohn (1934). After her are Kevin McHale (1957), Jo Jo White (1946), Doc Rivers (1961), David Blatt (1959), Walt Bellamy (1939), and Dave Bing (1943).

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