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Marques Johnson

1956 - Today

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Marques Kevin Johnson (born February 8, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player and character actor who is a basketball analyst for the Milwaukee Bucks on Bally Sports Wisconsin. He played as a small forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1977 to 1989, where he was a five-time All-Star. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marques Johnson has received more than 864,126 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Marques Johnson is the 745th most popular basketball player (down from 676th in 2019), the 16,129th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,644th in 2019) and the 400th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 860k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Marques Johnson ranks 745 out of 1,757. Before him are Michael Redd, Isaac Bonga, Brandon Roy, Monty Williams, Sani Bečirovič, and Rudy Gay. After him are Mario Kasun, Ronny Turiaf, Yekaterina Lisina, Caldwell Jones, Avery Johnson, and Carlos Loyzaga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Marques Johnson ranks 758. Before him are James H. Newman, Paul Lockhart, Ambiga Sreenevasan, Aden Madobe, Larry Christiansen, and Mike Bruner. After him are Richard A. Searfoss, Chuy Bravo, Dan Stanca, Fahmida Mirza, Kevin Burnham, and Dianne Fromholtz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marques Johnson ranks 16,129 out of 20,380. Before him are Gaby Hoffmann (1982), Tammy Blanchard (1976), Mark Hatfield (1922), Mike Bruner (1956), Burr Steers (1965), and Eugene Byrd (1975). After him are Rose Mofford (1922), Azealia Banks (1991), Brandon Boyd (1976), Cecilia Rouse (1963), Ann Patchett (1963), and Miguel A. Núñez Jr. (1964).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Marques Johnson ranks 400. Before him are Paolo Banchero (2002), Joe Johnson (1981), Michael Redd (1979), Brandon Roy (1984), Monty Williams (1971), and Rudy Gay (1986). After him are Caldwell Jones (1950), Avery Johnson (1965), Otis Thorpe (1962), Jabari Parker (1995), Xavier McDaniel (1963), and Ime Udoka (1977).

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