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Rick Barry

1944 - Today

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Richard Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in history by the NBA in 1996, Barry ranks among the most prolific scorers and all-around players in basketball history and is the only one to lead the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), ABA, and NBA in points per game in a season. His 36.3 points per game are the most in the NBA Finals history, and he is the all-time leading scorer (30.5 points per game) in ABA history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rick Barry has received more than 2,157,642 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Rick Barry is the 47th most popular basketball player (up from 61st in 2019), the 3,309th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,559th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Basketball Player.

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  • 63.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Rick Barry ranks 47 out of 1,264. Before him are Jerry Sloan, Svetislav Pešić, Alexander Gomelsky, Red Auerbach, Muggsy Bogues, and Mirza Delibašić. After him are Nate Thurmond, Dirk Nowitzki, Paul Arizin, Pete Maravich, Sam Jones, and David Robinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Rick Barry ranks 213. Before him are Leif Segerstam, Carl Bernstein, Odd Nerdrum, Rory Byrne, Rocío Dúrcal, and Igor Mitoraj. After him are Marie-France Pisier, Kay Parker, Nelson Freire, Ivica Račan, Ron Huldai, and Lucía Topolansky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rick Barry ranks 3,309 out of 15,968. Before him are Stephen Cole Kleene (1909), J. T. Walsh (1943), Leo Ryan (1925), David Ogden Stiers (1942), Kenny Loggins (1948), and Richard E. Bellman (1920). After him are Benjamin Tucker (1854), Winfield Scott (1786), Paul Gallico (1897), Kevin Mitnick (1963), Bill Cobbs (1934), and Ralph Macchio (1961).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Rick Barry ranks 33. Before him are Moses Malone (1955), Allen Iverson (1975), Robert Parish (1953), Jerry Sloan (1942), Red Auerbach (1917), and Muggsy Bogues (1965). After him are Nate Thurmond (1941), Paul Arizin (1928), Pete Maravich (1947), Sam Jones (1933), David Robinson (1965), and Chuck Daly (1930).

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