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Victor Wembanyama

2004 - Today

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Victor Wembanyama ( WEM-bən-YAH-mə; French: [viktɔʁ wɛmbanjama]; born 4 January 2004), nicknamed "Wemby", is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Considered one of the best basketball prospects of his generation due to his rare combination of height, length, speed, ball-handling skills, shooting range and agility, he was selected first overall by the Spurs in the 2023 NBA draft. Wembanyama began his professional career at age 15 with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor Wembanyama has received more than 10,917,470 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Victor Wembanyama is the 325th most popular basketball player, the 5,315th most popular biography from France and the 8th most popular French Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Victor Wembanyama ranks 325 out of 1,757. Before him are Robert Horry, Teresa Edwards, Juan Hernangómez, Grant Hill, Klay Thompson, and Alexey Shved. After him are Jaka Lakovič, Mitch Richmond, Adrian Dantley, Margo Dydek, Dan Issel, and Emir Mutapčić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2004, Victor Wembanyama ranks 7. Before him are Gavi, Charli D'Amelio, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, Alejandro Garnacho, Millie Bobby Brown, and Jang Won-young. After him are Youssoufa Moukoko, Grace VanderWaal, Noah Schnapp, Kit Connor, Alexandra Trusova, and Coco Gauff.

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In France

Among people born in France, Victor Wembanyama ranks 5,315 out of 6,770. Before him are Gilles Leroy (1958), Bernard Baudoux (1928), Coralie Trinh Thi (1976), Djibril Sidibé (1992), Aïssa Mandi (1991), and Frédérique Bel (1975). After him are Alexandre del Valle (1968), Pierre Quinon (1962), Kiki Caron (1948), François Sagat (1979), Sylvie Goulard (1964), and David Foenkinos (1974).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In France

Among basketball players born in France, Victor Wembanyama ranks 8. Before him are Michel Bonnevie (1921), André Buffière (1922), Vincent Collet (1963), Boris Diaw (1982), Nando de Colo (1987), and Rudy Gobert (1992). After him are Antoine Rigaudeau (1971), Nicolas Batum (1988), Evan Fournier (1992), Thomas Heurtel (1989), Frédéric Weis (1977), and Tariq Abdul-Wahad (1974).

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