BASKETBALL PLAYER

Sam Perkins

1961 - Today

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Samuel Bruce Perkins (born June 14, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player and executive. Perkins was a three-time college All-American, was a member of the 1982 national champion North Carolina Tar Heels, and won a gold medal with the 1984 United States men's Olympic basketball team. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Perkins has received more than 1,202,931 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Perkins is the 374th most popular basketball player (down from 331st in 2019), the 12,796th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,645th in 2019) and the 198th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Sam Perkins ranks 374 out of 1,757. Before him are Adrian Smith, Francis Johnson, Paul Westphal, Alvin Robertson, Kšyštof Lavrinovič, and Igor Rakočević. After him are Evan Fournier, Mike Bantom, Dejan Tomašević, Chet Walker, Bob Boozer, and Marcelo Huertas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Sam Perkins ranks 595. Before him are Israel Tsvaygenbaum, Hiroshi Jofuku, Kirsten Emmelmann, Roberta Pinotti, Vikas Swarup, and Toshinobu Katsuya. After him are Tetsuya Totsuka, Mary Kay Bergman, Steve Oedekerk, Danuta Stenka, Alonzo Babers, and Ludger Stühlmeyer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Perkins ranks 12,796 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Albert (1947), Fred Allen (1894), Michael Marsh (1967), Chandler Riggs (1999), Benny Blanco (1988), and Andrew Wilson (1964). After him are Kathleen Blanco (1942), Sarah E. Goode (1855), Edmund Lowe (1890), Peter Mueller (1954), Bill Williams (1915), and Dennis O'Keefe (1908).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Sam Perkins ranks 198. Before him are Tom Gola (1933), Sidney Moncrief (1957), Adrian Smith (1936), Francis Johnson (1910), Paul Westphal (1950), and Alvin Robertson (1962). After him are Mike Bantom (1951), Chet Walker (1940), Bob Boozer (1937), Greg Oden (1988), Bill Cartwright (1957), and Cliff Barker (1921).

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