Basketball Player

Scott May

American basketball player

1954 - today

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Scott May

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Scott May is the 1,048th most popular basketball player (down from 1,043rd in 2024), the 18,298th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,559th in 2019) and the 560th most popular American Basketball Player.

Scott May is most famous for leading the Indiana University Hoosiers to an undefeated 1975-76 season and NCAA championship, earning him the Naismith College Player of the Year award. A surprising lesser-known fact is that despite his stellar college career, injuries limited his NBA tenure to just five seasons with teams like the Chicago Bulls. His lasting legacy includes being a symbol of college basketball excellence and inspiring future generations, as seen in his son Sean May's own national championship win.

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22k

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Past 12 months

40.97

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Data Insights

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Scott May's biography spans 17 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 40.97.

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Among Basketball Players

Among basketball players, Scott May ranks 1,048 out of 2,249. Before him are Antonija Sandrić, Sandrine Gruda, Ademola Okulaja, Alperen Şengün, Luka Žorić, and Marko Milič. After him are Nate Huffman, Novica Veličković, Jaden Ivey, Diana Goustilina, Jalen Rose, and Tony Allen.

Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia

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Antonija Sandrić
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 1,042
Sandrine Gruda
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 1,043
Ademola Okulaja
1975 - 2022
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 1,044
Alperen Şengün
2002 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 1,045
Luka Žorić
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 1,046
Marko Milič
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 1,047
Scott May
1954 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 1,048
Nate Huffman
1975 - 2015
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 1,049
Novica Veličković
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 1,050
Jaden Ivey
2002 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 1,051
Diana Goustilina
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 1,052
Jalen Rose
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 1,053
Tony Allen
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 1,054

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Scott May ranks 787. Before him are Thomas DiLorenzo, Kent Benson, Gina McCarthy, Greta Van Susteren, Mo Brooks, and Lindiwe Sisulu. After him are Quinn Buckner, Kalpana Lajmi, Willie Thorne, Mark Foley, Mary Hanna, and Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge.

Others Born in 1954

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Thomas DiLorenzo
ECONOMIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 781
Kent Benson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 782
Gina McCarthy
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 783
Greta Van Susteren
PRESENTER
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 784
Mo Brooks
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 785
Lindiwe Sisulu
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 786
Scott May
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 787
Quinn Buckner
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 788
Kalpana Lajmi
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - 2018
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 789
Willie Thorne
SNOOKER
1954 - 2020
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 790
Mark Foley
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 791
Mary Hanna
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 29.88
Rank: 792
Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge
ENGINEER
1954 - Present
HPI: 28.95
Rank: 793