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Mark Eaton

1957 - 2021

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Mark Edward Eaton (January 24, 1957 – May 28, 2021) was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire career (1982–1993) with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Named an NBA All-Star in 1989, he was twice voted the NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1985, 1989) and was a five-time member of the NBA All-Defensive Team. The 7-foot-4-inch (2.24 m) Eaton became one of the best defensive centers in NBA history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Eaton has received more than 1,082,431 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Mark Eaton is the 176th most popular basketball player (down from 145th in 2019), the 8,277th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,925th in 2019) and the 96th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Mark Eaton ranks 176 out of 1,757. Before him are Jason Kidd, Fernando Martín Espina, Joann Lõssov, Sasha Vujačić, Carmelo Anthony, and Željko Jerkov. After him are Luka Dončić, Ray Allen, Chris Paul, Gail Goodrich, Earl Monroe, and Emiliano Rodríguez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Mark Eaton ranks 349. Before him are Pietro Paolo Virdis, Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Denise Crosby, Andrew Cuomo, Luis Antonio Tagle, and Maxi Jazz. After him are Nino D'Angelo, Jake E. Lee, Sanae Mishima, Slobodan Kačar, François Legault, and Lawrence Bender. Among people deceased in 2021, Mark Eaton ranks 475. Before him are Orlando Martínez, Jan Jindra, Viktor Putyatin, John Richardson, Martín Pando, and Jiří Čadek. After him are Larry McMurtry, Evgeny Sveshnikov, Antoninho, Fredi, Raymond T. Odierno, and Mary Wilson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Eaton ranks 8,277 out of 20,380. Before him are Marie Windsor (1919), Brad Renfro (1982), Gregory Chaitin (1947), James Gordon Bennett Jr. (1841), Harlow Curtice (1893), and John David Washington (1984). After him are Arthur Dove (1880), Jessica Simpson (1980), Arthur Wightman (1922), Joe Alaskey (1952), Stanley A. McChrystal (1954), and Terry McDermott (1940).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Mark Eaton ranks 96. Before him are K. C. Jones (1932), Dell Curry (1964), David Thompson (1953), Tracy McGrady (1979), Jason Kidd (1973), and Carmelo Anthony (1984). After him are Ray Allen (1975), Chris Paul (1985), Gail Goodrich (1943), Earl Monroe (1944), Dave DeBusschere (1940), and Bob Kurland (1924).

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