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Nikos Galis

1957 - Today

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Nikolaos Georgalis (Greek: Νικόλαος Γεωργαλής; born July 23, 1957), commonly known as either Nikos Galis (Greek: Νίκος Γκάλης), or Nick Galis, is a Greek former professional basketball player. Galis, who during his playing days was nicknamed, "Nick The Greek", "The Gangster", and "The Iron Man", is widely regarded as Europe's greatest scorer to ever play the game, and as one of the all-time greatest players in FIBA international basketball history. In 1991, Galis was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikos Galis has received more than 639,480 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Nikos Galis is the 68th most popular basketball player (up from 69th in 2019), the 4,811th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,324th in 2019) and the 45th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 640k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Nikos Galis ranks 68 out of 1,268Before him are Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Tony Parker, Isaiah Thomas, Steve Nash, Elvin Hayes, and Nate Thurmond. After him are Dragan Kićanović, Dominique Wilkins, Jerry Sloan, Dino Rađa, Tim Duncan, and Steve Kerr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Nikos Galis ranks 148Before him are Kenji Kawai, Mikhail Pletnev, Tan Dun, Tignous, Martin Donovan, and Kumar Sanu. After him are José Mário Vaz, Ruy Ramos, Judge Reinhold, Denis Leary, Yasuhiro Yamashita, and Alaa Al Aswany.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nikos Galis ranks 4,811 out of 18,182Before him are Signe Toly Anderson (1941), Judy Collins (1939), J. E. B. Stuart (1833), Nate Thurmond (1941), Dianne Feinstein (1933), and Patrick Leahy (1940). After him are Benjamin Briggs (1835), Eriq La Salle (1962), Son House (1902), Larry Carlton (1948), Cuba Gooding Jr. (1968), and Donella Meadows (1941).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Nikos Galis ranks 45Before him are Chuck Daly (1930), Lenny Wilkens (1937), David Robinson (1965), Isaiah Thomas (1989), Elvin Hayes (1945), and Nate Thurmond (1941). After him are Jerry Sloan (1942), Jerry Lucas (1940), Willis Reed (1942), Marion Jones (1975), Ray Allen (1975), and George Gervin (1952).