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Michael Olowokandi

1975 - Today

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Michael Olowokandi (born 3 April 1975) is a Nigerian former professional basketball player. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, and raised in London, he played collegiately for the Pacific Tigers in Stockton, California. Nicknamed "The Kandi Man," Olowokandi was selected as the first overall pick of the 1998 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Olowokandi has received more than 1,270,206 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Olowokandi is the 642nd most popular basketball player (down from 516th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 89th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Nigerian Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Michael Olowokandis by language

Over the past year Michael Olowokandi has had the most page views in the with 138,953 views, followed by French (10,084), and Chinese (8,316). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Volapük (84.29%), Zulu (62.43%), and Galician (62.11%)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Michael Olowokandi ranks 642 out of 1,757. Before him are Mirza Teletović, Víctor Claver, Zach LaVine, Ron Boone, Guerschon Yabusele, and John Wall. After him are Michael Finley, Mengke Bateer, Carlos Boozer, Maciej Lampe, Tyus Jones, and Zion Williamson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Michael Olowokandi ranks 584. Before him are Mika'ela Fisher, Joshua Gomez, Anna Valle, Diana Amft, Ricardo Garcia, and Franco Squillari. After him are Juuso Pykälistö, Rie Yamaki, Mengke Bateer, Nino Khurtsidze, Patrick Paauwe, and Big Boi.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Michael Olowokandi ranks 115 out of 309. Before him are Ikechukwu Uche (1984), Fela Sowande (1905), Cyprian Ekwensi (1921), Ayila Yussuf (1984), Okwui Enwezor (1963), and Muhammadu Maccido (1928). After him are Adebayo Adedeji (1930), Nneka (1980), Augustine Eguavoen (1965), Michael Emenalo (1965), Paul Onuachu (1994), and Agbani Darego (1982).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among basketball players born in Nigeria, Michael Olowokandi ranks 3. Before him are Hakeem Olajuwon (1963), and Ademola Okulaja (1975). After him are Festus Ezeli (1989), Josh Okogie (1998), Precious Achiuwa (1999), and Solomon Alabi (1988).

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