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Tamika Catchings

1979 - Today

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Tamika Devonne Catchings (born July 21, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player who played her entire 15-year career for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Widely considered as one of the greatest female basketball players and one of the most decorated players in WNBA history, Catchings has won a WNBA championship (2012), WNBA Most Valuable Player Award (2011), WNBA Finals MVP Award (2012), five WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Awards (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012), four Olympic gold medals (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016), the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award (2002), and an NCAA championship with the University of Tennessee Lady Vols (1998). She is one of only 11 women to receive an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a FIBA World Cup gold and a WNBA Championship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tamika Catchings has received more than 1,335,170 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Tamika Catchings is the 1,124th most popular basketball player (down from 1,009th in 2019), the 17,920th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,225th in 2019) and the 597th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 29.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Tamika Catchings ranks 1,124 out of 1,757. Before her are Chucky Atkins, Derrick White, Danny Ferry, Jennifer Gillom, Bruno Caboclo, and Furkan Korkmaz. After her are Ömer Onan, Uroš Slokar, Kenny Anderson, Vangelis Mantzaris, Michael Carter-Williams, and Élie Okobo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Tamika Catchings ranks 1,032. Before her are Guillermo Pérez, Toifilou Maoulida, Sandra Klösel, Kyriakos Stamatopoulos, Gonzalo Colsa, and Tomáš Zdechovský. After her are Tõnu Endrekson, Christophe Guénot, Mika Hannula, Wiradech Kothny, Rosa Mendes, and Kristina Anapau.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tamika Catchings ranks 17,920 out of 20,380. Before her are Jennifer Gillom (1964), Cyia Batten (1972), Jackie Cruz (1986), Demetri Martin (1973), Roy Lassiter (1969), and Michael Steger (1980). After her are Swae Lee (1993), Liam O'Brien (1976), Kenny Anderson (1970), Sami Gayle (1996), Nathan Gamble (1998), and Adam Busch (1978).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Tamika Catchings ranks 597. Before her are Henry Domercant (1980), Kurt Thomas (1972), Chucky Atkins (1974), Derrick White (1994), Danny Ferry (1966), and Jennifer Gillom (1964). After her are Kenny Anderson (1970), Michael Carter-Williams (1991), DeLisha Milton-Jones (1974), Kendall Gill (1968), Kendrick Perkins (1984), and Thaddeus Young (1988).

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