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by fhoffa 2578 days ago
Ok, I see.

Just for fun:

- In Silicon Valley... Magic Johnson has more google searches than Larry Page.

- In India... Larry Page has more google searches than Magic Johnson.

- https://imgur.com/a/KwQ5wJt

Just checking Google Trends, as you suggested...
1 comments
TheMissingData 2578 days ago
Larry > Magic might be the HN bubble, but Magic > Larry definitely is the US bubble.

Most of the world does not care about basketball at all.

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seanmcdirmid 2578 days ago
Except China. I’m always asked about the NBA when I visit China, and I know nothing about basketball.
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philwelch 2578 days ago
In the US, the number one Larry that is a rival to Magic is not even Larry Page.
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sonnyblarney 2577 days ago
Hilarious: in the US, Larry Bird a guy who has not played ball in almost 30 years (!) is still way more popular than Larry Page. At least according to G trends.

The the OPs point however, Wikipedia is a special place.

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philwelch 2577 days ago
How many people ever paid money to go watch Larry Page at work for a day? Corporate executives have wealth and power; let the ballplayers have the celebrity :)
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