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Vern Mikkelsen

1928 - 2013

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Arild Verner Agerskov Mikkelsen (October 21, 1928 – November 21, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. One of the National Basketball Association's first power forwards in the 1950s, he was known for his tenacious defense and durability, playing 699 out of a possible 704 games during his career. He was a six-time All-Star and four-time Second Team All-Pro, and was inducted into the NAIA Basketball Hall of Fame and the sport's Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995. Along with fellow Hall of Famers George Mikan and Slater Martin he was a key part of four championships with the Minneapolis Lakers, today's Los Angeles Lakers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vern Mikkelsen has received more than 226,563 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Vern Mikkelsen is the 258th most popular basketball player (down from 238th in 2019), the 10,751st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,888th in 2019) and the 135th most popular American Basketball Player.

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  • 230k

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Vern Mikkelsen ranks 258 out of 1,757. Before him are Shawn Kemp, Donald Piper, Bogdan Bogdanović, Rajko Žižić, Joe Dumars, and Pierluigi Marzorati. After him are André Buffière, Michael Cooper, Petar Naumoski, Doug Collins, Andy Phillip, and Aleksandr Salnikov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Vern Mikkelsen ranks 538. Before him are Cy Young, Ernestine Anderson, Imre Hódos, Samuel Adler, Stig Sjölin, and Vanessa Brown. After him are Cynthia Ozick, Ivan Kizimov, Vasile Tiță, Serge Blusson, Udham Singh, and Stig Claesson. Among people deceased in 2013, Vern Mikkelsen ranks 445. Before him are Slim Whitman, Kauko Hänninen, Aaron Swartz, Jacques Grimonpon, Haji, and Bruce C. Murray. After him are Reeva Steenkamp, Vasile Tiță, Tony Gaze, Stanislav Stepashkin, Bill Hoskyns, and Allan Arbus.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Vern Mikkelsen ranks 10,751 out of 20,380. Before him are Amanda Blake (1929), Robin Bartlett (1951), Robert Reed (1932), Susan Bernard (1948), Patrick Leonard (1956), and Mike Rotunda (1958). After him are George Murphy (1902), Chris Hughes (1983), Mindy Kaling (1979), Edward Andrews (1914), Genevieve Cortese (1981), and Richard Bassett (1745).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Vern Mikkelsen ranks 135. Before him are Sam Bowie (1961), Rick Adelman (1946), Bob Lanier (1948), Shawn Kemp (1969), Donald Piper (1911), and Joe Dumars (1963). After him are Michael Cooper (1956), Doug Collins (1951), Andy Phillip (1922), George Karl (1951), Vince Boryla (1927), and Dwight Howard (1985).

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