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Roy Tarpley

1964 - 2015

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Roy James Tarpley Jr. (November 28, 1964 – January 9, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions in the National Basketball Association (NBA), earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1988. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Tarpley has received more than 436,051 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Tarpley is the 477th most popular basketball player (down from 396th in 2019), the 14,166th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,550th in 2019) and the 263rd most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Roy Tarpley ranks 477 out of 1,757. Before him are Tex Gibbons, Kyle Korver, Ja Morant, Tomáš Satoranský, Kelsey Plum, and Medina Dixon. After him are Reggie Lewis, Pero Antić, Miroslav Raduljica, Kris Humphries, Yuta Watanabe, and Yuta Tabuse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Roy Tarpley ranks 681. Before him are Nicolae Juravschi, Jonathan Lethem, Pablo Morales, Stefano Palmieri, Kaori Ekuni, and Lisa Boyle. After him are Mayumi Kaji, Robson Green, Jonas Sjöstedt, Jordi Sànchez, Serafín Zubiri, and Paul Caligiuri. Among people deceased in 2015, Roy Tarpley ranks 530. Before him are Camille Muffat, Lucjan Lis, Raúl Héctor Castro, Muath Al-Kasasbeh, Philip Levine, and Bud Yorkin. After him are Steve Gohouri, John Moshoeu, Hot Rod Hundley, Miyu Matsuki, Al Arbour, and Tahir Elçi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy Tarpley ranks 14,166 out of 20,380. Before him are Kelly Rohrbach (1990), Michael Angarano (1987), Bruce Altman (1955), Masta Killa (1969), Patrick Joseph Hayes (1867), and Mardy Fish (1981). After him are Katherine Tai (1974), Smith Thompson (1768), Keith Green (1953), Reggie Lewis (1965), Bonnie Franklin (1944), and Kevin Weisman (1970).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Roy Tarpley ranks 263. Before him are Jim Brewer (1951), Tex Gibbons (1907), Kyle Korver (1981), Ja Morant (1999), Kelsey Plum (1994), and Medina Dixon (1962). After him are Reggie Lewis (1965), Kris Humphries (1985), Hot Rod Hundley (1934), Karl-Anthony Towns (1995), John Salley (1964), and Brittney Griner (1990).

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