BASKETBALL PLAYER
Roy Tarpley
1964 - 2015
Roy Tarpley
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 389,113 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 14,156th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,550th in 2019) and the 263rd most popular American Basketball Player.
Memorability Metrics
390k
Page Views (PV)
37.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
2.67
Effective Languages (L*)
3.24
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Roy Tarpleys by language
Over the past year Roy Tarpley has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 56,606 views, followed by Greek (9,646), and Italian (2,597). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Persian (55.10%), Cantonese (51.10%), and Greek (43.71%)
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.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTex Gibbons
1907 - 1984
HPI: 37.86
Rank: 471
Kyle Korver
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.86
Rank: 472
Ja Morant
1999 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 473
Tomáš Satoranský
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 474
Kelsey Plum
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 475
Medina Dixon
1962 - 2021
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 476
Roy Tarpley
1964 - 2015
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 477
Reggie Lewis
1965 - 1993
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 478
Pero Antić
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.78
Rank: 479
Miroslav Raduljica
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.77
Rank: 480
Kris Humphries
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.77
Rank: 481
Yuta Watanabe
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.76
Rank: 482
Yuta Tabuse
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.76
Rank: 483
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Roy Tarpley ranks 680. 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.
Others Born in 1964
Go to all RankingsNicolae Juravschi
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.01
Rank: 674
Jonathan Lethem
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 675
Pablo Morales
SWIMMER
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 676
Stefano Palmieri
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 677
Kaori Ekuni
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 678
Lisa Boyle
MODEL
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.86
Rank: 679
Roy Tarpley
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1964 - 2015
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 680
Mayumi Kaji
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 681
Robson Green
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 682
Jonas Sjöstedt
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 683
Jordi Sànchez
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.75
Rank: 684
Serafín Zubiri
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.73
Rank: 685
Paul Caligiuri
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.72
Rank: 686
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsCamille Muffat
SWIMMER
1989 - 2015
HPI: 38.21
Rank: 524
Lucjan Lis
ATHLETE
1950 - 2015
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 525
Raúl Héctor Castro
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2015
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 526
Muath Al-Kasasbeh
POLITICIAN
1988 - 2015
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 527
Philip Levine
WRITER
1928 - 2015
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 528
Bud Yorkin
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2015
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 529
Roy Tarpley
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1964 - 2015
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 530
Steve Gohouri
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - 2015
HPI: 37.81
Rank: 531
John Moshoeu
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - 2015
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 532
Hot Rod Hundley
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 533
Miyu Matsuki
ACTOR
1977 - 2015
HPI: 37.47
Rank: 534
Al Arbour
HOCKEY PLAYER
1932 - 2015
HPI: 37.41
Rank: 535
Tahir Elçi
POLITICIAN
1966 - 2015
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 536
In United States
Among people born in United States, Roy Tarpley ranks 14,156 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).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsKelly Rohrbach
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 14,150
Michael Angarano
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 14,151
Bruce Altman
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 14,152
Masta Killa
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 14,153
Patrick Joseph Hayes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1867 - 1938
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 14,154
Mardy Fish
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 14,155
Roy Tarpley
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1964 - 2015
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 14,156
Katherine Tai
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 14,157
Smith Thompson
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1843
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 14,158
Keith Green
MUSICIAN
1953 - 1982
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 14,159
Reggie Lewis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1965 - 1993
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 14,160
Bonnie Franklin
ACTOR
1944 - 2013
HPI: 37.81
Rank: 14,161
Kevin Weisman
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.81
Rank: 14,162
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).
Jim Brewer
1951 - Present
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 257
Tex Gibbons
1907 - 1984
HPI: 37.86
Rank: 258
Kyle Korver
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.86
Rank: 259
Ja Morant
1999 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 260
Kelsey Plum
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 261
Medina Dixon
1962 - 2021
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 262
Roy Tarpley
1964 - 2015
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 263
Reggie Lewis
1965 - 1993
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 264
Kris Humphries
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.77
Rank: 265
Hot Rod Hundley
1934 - 2015
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 266
Karl-Anthony Towns
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.70
Rank: 267
John Salley
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.67
Rank: 268
Brittney Griner
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 269