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Sam Jones

1933 - 2021

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Samuel Jones (June 24, 1933 – December 30, 2021) was an American professional basketball player who was a shooting guard for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A five-time NBA All-Star, he was known for his quickness and game-winning shots, especially during the NBA playoffs. Jones has the second most NBA championships of any player (10), behind only his teammate Bill Russell (11). He was also one of only three Celtics (along with teammates Russell and K. C. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Jones has received more than 94,681 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Sam Jones is the 29th most popular basketball player (up from 52nd in 2019), the 2,842nd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,572nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Basketball Player.

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  • 95k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Sam Jones ranks 29 out of 1,268Before him are Dražen Dalipagić, Sergei Belov, Elgin Baylor, Hakeem Olajuwon, John Stockton, and Mirza Delibašić. After him are John Havlicek, George Mikan, Derrick Rose, Charles Barkley, Bob Pettit, and Dirk Nowitzki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Sam Jones ranks 149Before him are Michel Hidalgo, Ludovico Scarfiotti, Marcos Alonso, Miloš Milutinović, Viktor Patsayev, and Hossein Nasr. After him are Emanuel Ungaro, Doyle Brunson, Andrei Voznesensky, Diane Cilento, Edward Bunker, and Alan Stacey. Among people deceased in 2021, Sam Jones ranks 206Before him are Jan Jindra, Masayuki Uemura, Darlene Hard, Jane Powell, Sabine Weiss, and George Segal. After him are Albert Vanhoye, Thomas Cavalier-Smith, Adam Zagajewski, Yuan Longping, Luis de Pablo, and Théoneste Bagosora.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Jones ranks 2,842 out of 18,182Before him are Frances E. Allen (1932), Lauren Hutton (1943), Morgan Robertson (1861), Walton Walker (1889), Curtis Hanson (1945), and Tom Petty (1950). After him are Lois Chiles (1947), Sam Waterston (1940), Artie Shaw (1910), Cheech Marin (1946), Jeffrey Tambor (1944), and Linda Kozlowski (1958).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Sam Jones ranks 20Before him are Scottie Pippen (1965), Julius Erving (1950), Karl Malone (1963), Bob Cousy (1928), Elgin Baylor (1934), and John Stockton (1962). After him are John Havlicek (1940), George Mikan (1924), Derrick Rose (1988), Charles Barkley (1963), Bob Pettit (1932), and Isiah Thomas (1961).