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Robert Parish

1953 - Today

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Robert Lee Parish (born August 30, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. A 7'1" center, nicknamed "the Chief", Parish played for four teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1976 to 1997. During his 14-year tenure with the Boston Celtics, Parish teamed with Hall-of-Fame forwards Larry Bird and Kevin McHale to form one of the greatest front lines in NBA history. During his college career at Centenary College, Parish racked up impressive enough numbers to be drafted three times—twice by teams from the ABA, and once in 1976 by the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Parish has received more than 3,175,031 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Robert Parish is the 57th most popular basketball player (down from 55th in 2019), the 4,088th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,218th in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Robert Parish ranks 57 out of 1,757. Before him are Šarūnas Jasikevičius, David Robinson, Alexander Gomelsky, Nikos Galis, Aleksandar Đorđević, and Allen Iverson. After him are Terry Dischinger, Muggsy Bogues, Don Nelson, Dragan Kićanović, Steve Kerr, and Pete Maravich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Robert Parish ranks 179. Before him are Jane Badler, René Houseman, Melchior Ndadaye, Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Ladislav Jurkemik, and René Vandereycken. After him are Riek Machar, Klaus Wowereit, Sergey Mironov, Pat Benatar, Mark Thatcher, and Sergio Castellitto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Parish ranks 4,088 out of 20,380. Before him are Ann Morgan Guilbert (1928), Edward MacDowell (1860), Bruce Cabot (1904), Eddie Guerrero (1967), Jack Klugman (1922), and Chuck Hagel (1946). After him are William Kaelin Jr. (1957), Fred MacMurray (1908), John Cromwell (1886), William J. Seymour (1870), David Huddleston (1930), and Maurice Hilleman (1919).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Robert Parish ranks 35. Before him are Rick Barry (1944), Red Auerbach (1917), Isiah Thomas (1961), David Robinson (1965), Nikos Galis (1957), and Allen Iverson (1975). After him are Terry Dischinger (1940), Muggsy Bogues (1965), Don Nelson (1940), Pete Maravich (1947), Nate Thurmond (1941), and Willis Reed (1942).

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