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Sheryl Swoopes

1971 - Today

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Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA, is a three-time WNBA MVP, and was named one of the league's Top 15 Players of All Time at the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game. Swoopes has won three Olympic gold medals and is one of eleven women's basketball players to have won an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a FIBA World Cup gold, and a WNBA title. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sheryl Swoopes has received more than 1,736,872 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Sheryl Swoopes is the 1,270th most popular basketball player (down from 1,164th in 2019), the 18,480th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,778th in 2019) and the 675th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Sheryl Swoopes ranks 1,270 out of 1,757. Before her are Derrick Alston, Larry Hughes, Nemanja Gordić, Isaiah Hartenstein, Lindsey Hunter, and Martynas Andriuškevičius. After her are Isabelle Yacoubou, Terrell Brandon, Channing Frye, Ben Bentil, Danilo Anđušić, and Panagiotis Vasilopoulos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Sheryl Swoopes ranks 1,022. Before her are Takehito Suzuki, Yoichi Kajiyama, Noriko Mizoguchi, Kozo Hosokawa, Yasuyuki Iwasaki, and Christy Opara-Thompson. After her are Hynden Walch, Hiroyoshi Kuwabara, Dai Sato, Yoshihito Yamaji, Daniel Hannan, and Alison Williamson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sheryl Swoopes ranks 18,480 out of 20,380. Before her are Danny Brown (1981), Jasmin Savoy Brown (1994), Ryan Carnes (1982), Brian Ching (1978), David Price (1985), and Ken Calvert (1953). After her are Christian Vande Velde (1976), Justin Gaston (1988), Ashley Fink (1986), Shameik Moore (1995), Terrell Brandon (1970), and Kate Voegele (1986).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Sheryl Swoopes ranks 675. Before her are Tim Hardaway Jr. (1992), Jared Dudley (1985), Derrick Alston (1972), Larry Hughes (1979), Isaiah Hartenstein (1998), and Lindsey Hunter (1970). After her are Terrell Brandon (1970), Channing Frye (1983), Jameer Nelson (1982), Jordan Farmar (1986), Roy Hibbert (1986), and Jordan Hill (1987).

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