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Michael Cooper

1956 - Today

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Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15, 1956) is an American basketball coach and former player. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers during his entire career in the National Basketball Association, winning five NBA championships with the Lakers during their Showtime era. He was an eight-time selection to the NBA All-Defensive Team, including five times on the first team. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Cooper has received more than 1,180,474 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Cooper is the 365th most popular basketball player (down from 258th in 2019), the 12,124th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,936th in 2019) and the 212th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Michael Cooper ranks 365 out of 1,268. Before him are Jorge Garbajosa, Igors Miglinieks, Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Hortência Marcari, Dick Barnett, and Gus Johnson. After him are Darko Miličić, Stephon Marbury, Bob Boozer, Draymond Green, Larry Nance, and Alvin Robertson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Michael Cooper ranks 539. Before him are Patricia Kalember, Soraya Post, L.A. Reid, Nikolay Sidorov, Fred Melamed, and Ken Bowersox. After him are Curtis Brown, Faouzi Mansouri, Joaquín, Willie Banks, Fernando Quirarte, and Fritz Fischer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Cooper ranks 12,124 out of 18,182. Before him are Fay McKenzie (1918), Rodger Ward (1921), Everlast (1969), Kasey Keller (1969), Paul Tsongas (1941), and Michael Barratt (1959). After him are Dolph Ziggler (1980), Daniel Manning (1831), George S. Boutwell (1818), Curtis Brown (1956), Nicola Peltz (1995), and Ralph Northam (1959).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Michael Cooper ranks 212. Before him are Metta World Peace (1979), Mark Aguirre (1959), Tex Gibbons (1907), Jack Sikma (1955), Dick Barnett (1936), and Gus Johnson (1938). After him are Stephon Marbury (1977), Bob Boozer (1937), Draymond Green (1990), Larry Nance (1959), Alvin Robertson (1962), and Jeff Hornacek (1963).

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