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Walter Davis

1954 - 2023

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Walter Pearl Davis (September 9, 1954 – November 2, 2023) was an American basketball player. After his college years with the North Carolina Tar Heels he played professionally as a forward/guard for 15 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA), spending the majority of his career with the Phoenix Suns. Davis was a six-time NBA All-Star, a two-time All-NBA Second Team member, and the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1978. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Davis has received more than 16,342 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Walter Davis is the 566th most popular basketball player (down from 419th in 2019), the 14,062nd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,007th in 2019) and the 335th most popular American Basketball Player.

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  • 34.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Walter Davis ranks 566 out of 1,268. Before him are Dale Ellis, Tanoka Beard, Jon Robert Holden, Ádám Hanga, Wang Zhizhi, and Kyle Hines. After him are Antawn Jamison, Yuta Tabuse, Zion Williamson, Nicolás Laprovíttola, Alvan Adams, and Carlos Boozer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Walter Davis ranks 612. Before him are Julio César Jiménez, Sandie Jones, Toninho Moura, Greg Ginn, Ken MacLeod, and Tom Price. After him are Alvan Adams, Ned Lamont, Mark Linn-Baker, James F. Reilly, Tommy Tuberville, and Brad Little. Among people deceased in 2023, Walter Davis ranks 409. Before him are Richard Davis, Samuel T. Durrance, Cynthia Weil, Sara Tavares, Greg Foster, and Bray Wyatt. After him are Patricia Janečková, Roman Čechmánek, Craig Brown, Georgina Beyer, Bram Moolenaar, and Elena Pampoulova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Davis ranks 14,062 out of 18,182. Before him are Trieste Kelly Dunn (1981), Angela Bettis (1973), Loretta Lynch (1959), Rachel True (1966), Chris Cuomo (1970), and Mary Mouser (1996). After him are Pat Toomey (1961), Tara Lipinski (1982), Bruce E. Melnick (1949), Antawn Jamison (1976), Josh Schwartz (1976), and Jonathan Knight (1968).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Walter Davis ranks 335. Before him are Stan Van Gundy (1959), Stephen Jackson (1978), Dale Ellis (1960), Tanoka Beard (1971), Jon Robert Holden (1976), and Kyle Hines (1986). After him are Antawn Jamison (1976), Zion Williamson (2000), Alvan Adams (1954), Kenny Smith (1965), Monta Ellis (1985), and Dick Boushka (1934).

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