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Vassilis Spanoulis

1982 - Today

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Vassilis Spanoulis (Greek: Βασίλης Σπανούλης), also commonly known as Bill Spanoulis (Greek: Μπιλ Σπανούλης), or Billy Spanoulis (Greek: Μπίλι Σπανούλης; born 7 August 1982) is a Greek former professional basketball player and coach, who is currently the head coach for AS Monaco of the French LNB Élite and the EuroLeague, as well as the head coach of the senior men's Greek national team. In the sport of basketball, Spanoulis is known worldwide for his signature move as a player, which is commonly known as "Spanoulis Action", or simply "Spanoulis". Use of the Spanoulis play has become popular in the NBA, and in other basketball leagues and competitions around the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vassilis Spanoulis has received more than 1,130,337 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Vassilis Spanoulis is the 249th most popular basketball player (up from 289th in 2019), the 847th most popular biography from Greece (down from 794th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Greek Basketball Player.

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  • 1.1M

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  • 50.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Vassilis Spanoulis ranks 249 out of 1,757. Before him are Paul Pierce, Tiit Sokk, Sam Bowie, Mirsad Türkcan, Nikola Mirotić, and Rick Adelman. After him are Bob Lanier, Peja Stojaković, Shawn Kemp, Donald Piper, Bogdan Bogdanović, and Rajko Žižić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Vassilis Spanoulis ranks 174. Before him are Shun Oguri, Nicolas Mahut, Svetlana Loboda, Eduardo Carvalho, Anna Chicherova, and Nesrin Cavadzade. After him are Elyas M'Barek, Server Djeparov, Thora Birch, Laleh, Markus Rosenberg, and Tommy Robredo.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Vassilis Spanoulis ranks 847 out of 1,024. Before him are Zisis Vryzas (1973), Giannis Antetokounmpo (1994), Kostas Chalkias (1974), Athanasios Vouros (1801), Giourkas Seitaridis (1981), and Vangelis Meimarakis (1953). After him are Adele Neuhauser (1959), Dimitris Salpingidis (1981), Theodore Katsanevas (1947), Anthimos Kapsis (1950), Vasilis Torosidis (1985), and Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos (1874).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Greece

Among basketball players born in Greece, Vassilis Spanoulis ranks 3. Before him are Panagiotis Giannakis (1959), and Giannis Antetokounmpo (1994). After him are Theodoros Papaloukas (1977), Panagiotis Fasoulas (1963), Dimitris Diamantidis (1980), Nikos Zisis (1983), Kostas Sloukas (1990), Thanasis Antetokounmpo (1992), Ioannis Bourousis (1983), Antonis Fotsis (1981), and Georgios Printezis (1985).

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