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Ruth Riley

1979 - Today

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Ruth Ellen Riley Hunter (born August 28, 1979) is a retired American professional basketball player (a center), playing most recently for the Atlanta Dream in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her Notre Dame team won the NCAA women's championship in 2001, and her Detroit Shock team won the WNBA championship in 2003 and 2006. Riley was the Most Valuable Player in the 2001 and 2003 championship series, becoming the first person to win the MVP awards in both the NCAA and the WNBA championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruth Riley has received more than 234,436 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ruth Riley is the 1,686th most popular basketball player (down from 1,469th in 2019), the 19,990th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,974th in 2019) and the 997th most popular American Basketball Player.

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  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 19.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Ruth Riley ranks 1,686 out of 1,757. Before her are Laura Hodges, Onyeka Okongwu, Chris Wilcox, Morris Almond, Stanley Johnson, and Arnoldas Kulboka. After her are Ryan Hollins, Napheesa Collier, Jeff Withey, Ryan Broekhoff, Nik Caner-Medley, and Stefanie Dolson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Ruth Riley ranks 1,335. Before her are Tim Baillie, Carl Edwards, Christian Malcolm, Nobuhiro Sadatomi, Sean Davis, and Taiki Maekawa. After her are Archanna Guptaa, Rachel Yankey, Etienne Stott, Trevor Immelman, Jason Koumas, and Nicky Weaver.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ruth Riley ranks 19,990 out of 20,380. Before her are Xavier Carter (1985), Clarissa Chun (1981), Taylor Ritzel (1988), Raven Goodwin (1992), Shaq Moore (1996), and Abby Ryder Fortson (2008). After her are Jared Donaldson (1996), Nicholas Monroe (1982), Ryan Hollins (1984), Maxwell Jenkins (2005), Noah Crawford (1994), and Pierce Gagnon (2005).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Ruth Riley ranks 997. Before her are Jordan Crawford (1988), Shelvin Mack (1990), Onyeka Okongwu (2000), Chris Wilcox (1982), Morris Almond (1985), and Stanley Johnson (1996). After her are Ryan Hollins (1984), Napheesa Collier (1996), Jeff Withey (1990), Nik Caner-Medley (1983), Stefanie Dolson (1992), and Daniel Gibson (1986).

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