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Pervis Ellison

1967 - Today

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Pervis Ellison (born April 3, 1967) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Nicknamed "Never Nervous Pervis" for his clutch play with the University of Louisville, after leading Louisville to a national championship, Ellison was the first overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pervis Ellison has received more than 485,201 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Pervis Ellison is the 878th most popular basketball player (down from 785th in 2019), the 16,869th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,221st in 2019) and the 471st most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Pervis Ellison ranks 878 out of 1,757. Before him are Thabo Sefolosha, Miloš Vujanić, Jiří Welsch, Monta Ellis, Steven Adams, and Kenneth Faried. After him are Amaya Valdemoro, Alex Caruso, Francisco Elson, Luca Vildoza, Ante Žižić, and Tony Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Pervis Ellison ranks 822. Before him are Joe Greene, Amala Akkineni, Liz Phair, Éva Dónusz, Carwyn Jones, and Tim Flowers. After him are Mihaela Stănuleț, Xu Demei, Alloysius Agu, Tõnu Tõniste, Milan Kerbr, and Sherri Shepherd.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pervis Ellison ranks 16,869 out of 20,380. Before him are Gabriel Basso (1994), Destin Daniel Cretton (1978), David Castañeda (1989), Lisa Darr (1963), Josie Davis (1973), and Kenneth Faried (1989). After him are Ilfenesh Hadera (1985), Bo Burnham (1990), David Bernhardt (1969), Mike Burns (1970), Alex Caruso (1994), and Tom Bergeron (1955).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Pervis Ellison ranks 471. Before him are Jason Richardson (1981), Frank Kaminsky (1993), Zach Randolph (1981), Nick Anderson (1968), Monta Ellis (1985), and Kenneth Faried (1989). After him are Alex Caruso (1994), Tony Allen (1982), Caron Butler (1980), Pat Summitt (1952), Glenn Robinson (1973), and Andre Drummond (1993).

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