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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 998,736 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Mark Eaton is the 145th most popular basketball player (up from 166th in 2019), the 7,940th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,474th in 2019) and the 90th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Mark Eaton ranks 145 out of 1,268. Before him are Jonas Kazlauskas, Jason Williams, Joann Lõssov, Juan Carlos Navarro, Zurab Sakandelidze, and Rodolfo Choperena. After him are Earl Monroe, Maigonis Valdmanis, Cesare Rubini, Dwight Howard, Dennis Johnson, and Valdemaras Chomičius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Mark Eaton ranks 315. Before him are David Ige, Robert Lepage, Roberto Azevêdo, Renée Soutendijk, Vitaly Daraselia, and Kozo Tashima. After him are Greg Abbott, Masako Yoshida, Nancy Cartwright, Han Kuo-yu, Yelena Kondakova, and Jennifer Batten. Among people deceased in 2021, Mark Eaton ranks 521. Before him are Jacques Zimako, Svante Thuresson, Mick Rock, Kinza Clodumar, Terry Cooper, and Igor Zhelezovski. After him are Tomoyasu Asaoka, Jeannette Altwegg, Millie Hughes-Fulford, Anthony Downs, Budge Patty, and Beryl Penrose.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Eaton ranks 7,940 out of 18,182. Before him are Samuel J. Tilden (1814), Tommy Lee Wallace (1949), James Spriggs Payne (1819), Matt Stone (1971), Chad Channing (1967), and Frank Tashlin (1913). After him are Hamilton Fish (1808), Greg Abbott (1957), Brooke Smith (1967), Robert Costanzo (1942), Mick Foley (1965), and Ann Coulter (1961).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Mark Eaton ranks 90. Before him are Tracy McGrady (1979), Dell Curry (1964), Jo Jo White (1946), Tom Heinsohn (1934), Dave DeBusschere (1940), and Jason Williams (1975). After him are Earl Monroe (1944), Dwight Howard (1985), Dennis Johnson (1954), Horace Grant (1965), Lamar Odom (1979), and Ben Wallace (1974).

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