BASKETBALL PLAYER
Ralph Sampson
1960 - Today
Ralph Sampson
Ralph Lee Sampson Jr. (born July 7, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ralph Sampson has received more than 3,149,063 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Ralph Sampson is the 288th most popular basketball player (down from 251st in 2019), the 11,309th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,327th in 2019) and the 149th most popular American Basketball Player.
Memorability Metrics
3.1M
Page Views (PV)
41.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
2.27
Effective Languages (L*)
3.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Among basketball players, Ralph Sampson ranks 288 out of 1,757. Before him are Bobby Wanzer, Sam Balter, Joakim Noah, Gregor Fučka, Boris Diaw, and Ramūnas Šiškauskas. After him are Damian Lillard, Sergio Llull, Edy Tavares, Jeremy Lin, Tom Thibodeau, and Bob Love.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBobby Wanzer
1921 - 2016
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 282
Sam Balter
1909 - 1998
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 283
Joakim Noah
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 284
Gregor Fučka
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 285
Boris Diaw
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 286
Ramūnas Šiškauskas
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 287
Ralph Sampson
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 288
Damian Lillard
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 289
Sergio Llull
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 290
Edy Tavares
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 291
Jeremy Lin
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 292
Tom Thibodeau
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 293
Bob Love
1942 - 2024
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 294
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Ralph Sampson ranks 484. Before him are Anton Rop, Adnan Terzić, Maria Schneider, Branford Marsalis, Thierry Vigneron, and Shinji Hosokawa. After him are Cumrun Vafa, Luis Gabelo Conejo, Takashi Mizunuma, Branko Miljuš, Johnny Van Zant, and Tim Mayotte.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsAnton Rop
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 478
Adnan Terzić
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 479
Maria Schneider
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 480
Branford Marsalis
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 481
Thierry Vigneron
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 482
Shinji Hosokawa
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 483
Ralph Sampson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 484
Cumrun Vafa
PHYSICIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 485
Luis Gabelo Conejo
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 486
Takashi Mizunuma
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 487
Branko Miljuš
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 488
Johnny Van Zant
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 489
Tim Mayotte
TENNIS PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 490
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ralph Sampson ranks 11,309 out of 20,380. Before him are Alyssa Diaz (1985), Kyle Busch (1985), Gilbert Colgate (1899), Ernie Banks (1931), David Chokachi (1968), and Teresa Brewer (1931). After him are Jacqueline Barton (1952), Zoe Kazan (1983), Karyn Parsons (1966), James Dunbar (1930), Alice Lake (1895), and Sandra Cisneros (1954).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAlyssa Diaz
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 11,303
Kyle Busch
RACING DRIVER
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 11,304
Gilbert Colgate
ATHLETE
1899 - 1965
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 11,305
Ernie Banks
BASEBALL PLAYER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 11,306
David Chokachi
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 11,307
Teresa Brewer
SINGER
1931 - 2007
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 11,308
Ralph Sampson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 11,309
Jacqueline Barton
CHEMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 11,310
Zoe Kazan
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 11,311
Karyn Parsons
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 11,312
James Dunbar
ATHLETE
1930 - 2018
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 11,313
Alice Lake
ACTOR
1895 - 1967
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 11,314
Sandra Cisneros
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 11,315
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States
Among basketball players born in United States, Ralph Sampson ranks 149. Before him are Ralph Bishop (1915), Jimmy Butler (1989), Larry Johnson (1969), Bobby Wanzer (1921), Sam Balter (1909), and Joakim Noah (1985). After him are Damian Lillard (1990), Jeremy Lin (1988), Tom Thibodeau (1958), Bob Love (1942), Jim "Bad News" Barnes (1941), and Jim Loscutoff (1930).
Ralph Bishop
1915 - 1974
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 143
Jimmy Butler
1989 - Present
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 144
Larry Johnson
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 145
Bobby Wanzer
1921 - 2016
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 146
Sam Balter
1909 - 1998
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 147
Joakim Noah
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 148
Ralph Sampson
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 149
Damian Lillard
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 150
Jeremy Lin
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 151
Tom Thibodeau
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 152
Bob Love
1942 - 2024
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 153
Jim "Bad News" Barnes
1941 - 2002
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 154
Jim Loscutoff
1930 - 2015
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 155