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Tony Allen

1982 - Today

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Anthony Allen (born January 11, 1982), nicknamed "the Grindfather," is an American former professional basketball player who played for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), primarily for the Boston Celtics and Memphis Grizzlies. He is a six-time member on the NBA All-Defensive Team, including three first-team selections. Allen won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tony Allen has received more than 76,940 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Tony Allen is the 884th most popular basketball player (down from 741st in 2019), the 16,878th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,992nd in 2019) and the 473rd most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 77k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Tony Allen ranks 884 out of 1,757Before him are Pervis Ellison, Amaya Valdemoro, Alex Caruso, Francisco Elson, Luca Vildoza, and Ante Žižić. After him are Sandrine Gruda, Kostas Antetokounmpo, Caron Butler, Stefan Marković, Pat Summitt, and Glenn Robinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Tony Allen ranks 737Before him are Pekka Lagerblom, María Sefidari, Kári Árnason, Tadesse Abraham, David Mendes da Silva, and Eldar Rønning. After him are Edinho, Adam Wingard, Andrei Rybakou, Zhang Xiaoping, Javi Varas, and Amets Txurruka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tony Allen ranks 16,878 out of 20,380Before him are David Bernhardt (1969), Mike Burns (1970), Alex Caruso (1994), Tom Bergeron (1955), Hayley Arceneaux (1991), and Jay Ellis (1981). After him are Pat Tillman (1976), Truxtun Hare (1878), Marissa Meyer (1984), Jennifer Holliday (1960), Stephen Frick (1964), and Nolan Gould (1998).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Tony Allen ranks 473Before him are Zach Randolph (1981), Nick Anderson (1968), Monta Ellis (1985), Kenneth Faried (1989), Pervis Ellison (1967), and Alex Caruso (1994). After him are Caron Butler (1980), Pat Summitt (1952), Glenn Robinson (1973), Andre Drummond (1993), Will Clyburn (1990), and Hassan Whiteside (1989).