BASKETBALL PLAYER

Vinnie Johnson

1956 - Today

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Vincent Johnson (born September 1, 1956), is an American former professional basketball player and a key player as sixth man for the Detroit Pistons during the team's National Basketball Association (NBA) championships of 1989 and 1990. He was nicknamed "the Microwave" in the NBA for his ability to score quickly off the bench. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vinnie Johnson has received more than 647,931 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Vinnie Johnson is the 494th most popular basketball player (down from 426th in 2019), the 14,360th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,858th in 2019) and the 271st most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 650k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Vinnie Johnson ranks 494 out of 1,757. Before him are John Salley, Brittney Griner, Devin Booker, Tibor Pleiß, Anderson Varejão, and Thomas Heurtel. After him are Darvin Ham, Jordi Villacampa, Hanno Möttölä, Alphonso Ford, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Kristaps Porziņģis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Vinnie Johnson ranks 688. Before him are Sandy Neilson, Roland Wieser, Mike McCallum, Javier Sicilia, Don Letts, and Guy Maddin. After him are Debbi Morgan, Jon Tester, Adolfino Cañete, Michael L. Gernhardt, Ann Magnuson, and Anita Hill.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Vinnie Johnson ranks 14,360 out of 20,380. Before him are Kathy Jordan (1959), Grace Abbott (1878), Jonathan Adams (1967), Danica Patrick (1982), Gary Jules (1969), and Matthew Glave (1963). After him are Barbara Barrett (1950), Darvin Ham (1973), Dweezil Zappa (1969), Barbara Cook (1927), Willard Rice (1895), and Ryan Adams (1974).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Vinnie Johnson ranks 271. Before him are Kris Humphries (1985), Hot Rod Hundley (1934), Karl-Anthony Towns (1995), John Salley (1964), Brittney Griner (1990), and Devin Booker (1996). After him are Darvin Ham (1973), Alphonso Ford (1971), Amar'e Stoudemire (1982), Duane Swanson (1913), Jack Ragland (1913), and Metta World Peace (1979).

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