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Ruy de Freitas

1916 - 2012

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Ruy de Freitas, also commonly known as Tio Ruy (24 August 1916 – 2 August 2012) was a Brazilian professional basketball player and coach, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948. He was born in Brasília. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruy de Freitas has received more than 8,303 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ruy de Freitas is the 211th most popular basketball player, the 710th most popular biography from Brazil and the 2nd most popular Brazilian Basketball Player.

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  • 42.33

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Ruy de Freitas ranks 211 out of 1,268Before him are Fernando Martín Espina, Sergejus Jovaiša, Nelson Demarco, Walt Davis, Shawn Bradley, and Mike Krzyzewski. After him are Pablo Laso, Ivan Edeshko, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Penny Hardaway, Jim Loscutoff, and Carl Knowles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Ruy de Freitas ranks 254Before him are Helene Hanff, George Montgomery, Gene Mako, David Brown, Gaylord Nelson, and Frank Parker. After him are Peter Geach, Richard K. Guy, Don Keefer, Richard Hofstadter, Betty Taylor, and Spark Matsunaga. Among people deceased in 2012, Ruy de Freitas ranks 374Before him are Théophile Abega, Luke Askew, Jacques Barzun, Phillip V. Tobias, Aldo Maldera, and Mitch Lucker. After him are Charles Colson, Fontella Bass, Boris Razinsky, Mike Kelley, Janice E. Voss, and Michael O'Hare.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Ruy de Freitas ranks 710 out of 2,067Before him are Augusto Pestana (1868), Emerson Palmieri (1994), Fred (1993), Cristiano da Matta (1973), Alessandro Santos (1977), and Neto (1989). After him are Christian Corrêa Dionisio (1975), Doca (1903), Rodrigo Taddei (1980), Wanderlei Silva (1976), Lucas Leiva (1987), and Warwick Estevam Kerr (1922).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Brazil

Among basketball players born in Brazil, Ruy de Freitas ranks 2Before him are Oscar Schmidt (1958). After him are Leandro Barbosa (1982), Hortência Marcari (1959), Anderson Varejão (1982), Marcelo Huertas (1983), Tiago Splitter (1985), Nenê (1982), Marcelinho Machado (1975), Raul Neto (1992), and Fab Melo (1990).