BASKETBALL PLAYER

Sam Bowie

1961 - Today

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Samuel Paul Bowie (born March 17, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. A national sensation in high school and outstanding collegian and Olympic team member, Bowie's professional promise was undermined by repeated injuries to his legs and feet. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Bowie has received more than 2,376,469 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Sam Bowie is the 245th most popular basketball player (down from 228th in 2019), the 10,450th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,670th in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Sam Bowie ranks 245 out of 1,757. Before him are George McGinnis, Dean Smith, Juan Antonio Corbalán, Rudy Fernández, Paul Pierce, and Tiit Sokk. After him are Mirsad Türkcan, Nikola Mirotić, Rick Adelman, Vassilis Spanoulis, Bob Lanier, and Peja Stojaković.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Sam Bowie ranks 457. Before him are John Logan, Fahrudin Omerović, Masaaki Mori, Brian Helgeland, Matthias Brandt, and Debbi Peterson. After him are Troels Rasmussen, Tiina Lillak, Blanche Barton, Nia Peeples, Tawny Kitaen, and Werner Kogler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Bowie ranks 10,450 out of 20,380. Before him are Iain Armitage (2008), Vickie Guerrero (1968), John Langdon (1741), John Edwards (1953), Camilla Belle (1986), and Margaret Rhea Seddon (1947). After him are Edith M. Flanigen (1929), Erwin Hahn (1921), Ernestine Anderson (1928), Frank Greer (1879), Avril Haines (1969), and Mike Flanagan (1978).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Sam Bowie ranks 129. Before him are Frank Ramsey (1931), Lamar Odom (1979), Horace Grant (1965), George McGinnis (1950), Dean Smith (1931), and Paul Pierce (1977). After him are Rick Adelman (1946), Bob Lanier (1948), Shawn Kemp (1969), Donald Piper (1911), Joe Dumars (1963), and Vern Mikkelsen (1928).

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