BASKETBALL PLAYER

Otar Korkia

1923 - 2005

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Otar Korkia (Georgian: ოთარ ქორქია, Russian: Отар Михайлович Коркия; 10 May 1923 – 15 March 2005) was a Georgian professional basketball player and coach. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, in 1991. He was also named the Best Georgian Basketball Player of the 20th Century, and the Best Georgian Sportsman of the 20th Century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otar Korkia has received more than 35,905 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Otar Korkia is the 133rd most popular basketball player (down from 96th in 2019), the 216th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 157th in 2019) and the most popular Georgian Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 36k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Otar Korkia ranks 133 out of 1,757. Before him are Valdemaras Chomičius, Marion Jones, Kevin McHale, Jo Jo White, Doc Rivers, and Andro Knego. After him are Detlef Schrempf, David Blatt, Zurab Sakandelidze, Panagiotis Giannakis, Dikembe Mutombo, and Maigonis Valdmanis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Otar Korkia ranks 343. Before him are Natália Correia, Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Rose Marie, Ferenc Sidó, Al Lewis, and Alina Janowska. After him are Buddy DeFranco, Samiha Khalil, Walter M. Miller Jr., Jean Stapleton, Imre Varga, and Medea Japaridze. Among people deceased in 2005, Otar Korkia ranks 259. Before him are Joe Ranft, Annemarie Heinrich, Lucien Carr, Jean Parker, Givi Nodia, and Jocelyn Brando. After him are Stéphane Bruey, John Ostrom, Jim Capaldi, Jack Colvin, Danas Pozniakas, and Sverre Stenersen.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Otar Korkia ranks 216 out of 406. Before him are Dilara Aliyeva (1929), Mirian I of Iberia (null), Georgiy Gongadze (1969), Givi Nodia (1948), Ghazaros Aghayan (1840), and Yervand Kochar (1899). After him are Sergo Kotrikadze (1936), Zurab Sakandelidze (1945), Arnold Chikobava (1898), Medea Japaridze (1923), Ekaterine Gabashvili (1851), and Nina Ananiashvili (1963).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Georgia

Among basketball players born in Georgia, Otar Korkia ranks 1. After him are Zurab Sakandelidze (1945), Mikheil Korkia (1948), Zaza Pachulia (1984), Tornike Shengelia (1991), Giorgi Shermadini (1989), Viktor Sanikidze (1986), Jake Tsakalidis (1979), Manuchar Markoishvili (1986), Nikoloz Tskitishvili (1983), Goga Bitadze (1999), and Vladimir Boisa (1981).

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