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The top 10 Basketball Players from United States trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
b. 1988
Trending in English (#2), Chinese (#5), Spanish (#9), French (#12), Italian (#13), Portuguese (#27), Japanese (#33), Russian (#34), Polish...
b. 1982
Trending in English (#20), Italian (#169), and Spanish (#192) Wikipedia (45,929 views, on Aug 17).
b. 1988
Trending in French (#33) Wikipedia (3,514 views, on Aug 14).
b. 1982
Trending in English (#65) Wikipedia (21,804 views, on Aug 16).
b. 1986
Trending in English (#71) Wikipedia (20,474 views, on Aug 16).
b. 1995
Trending in English (#82) Wikipedia (19,405 views, on Aug 17).
b. 1961
Trending in Hungarian (#92) and Spanish (#314) Wikipedia (126 views, on Aug 13).
b. 1984
Trending in English (#110), Chinese (#116), Spanish (#252), Italian (#276), and French (#313) Wikipedia (14,238 views, on Aug 13).
1965 - 1993
Trending in English (#143) Wikipedia (12,596 views, on Aug 13).
b. 2002
Trending in English (#183) Wikipedia (12,705 views, on Aug 17).
This page contains a list of the greatest Americans Basketball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 2,249 Basketball Players, 1,272 of which were born in United States.
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary American Basketball Players of all time. This list of famous American Basketball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of American Basketball Players.
b. 1972
Shaquille O'Neal is most famous for being a professional basketball player. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Boston Celtics. He was also in the 1992 Olympics and 1996 Olympics as a member of the United States men's national basketball team.
b. 1963
Michael Jordan is most famous for being a professional basketball player. He played for the Chicago Bulls from 1984 to 1993 and for the Washington Wizards from 2001 to 2003.
b. 1947
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is most famous for being a professional basketball player and the all-time leading scorer in the National Basketball Association.
b. 1965
Scottie Pippen is most famous for being a Chicago Bulls player who won six NBA Championships.
1936 - 1999
Wilt Chamberlain is most famous for being the only person to score 100 points in a single NBA game.
b. 1988
American basketball player
1933 - 2021
American basketball player and coach (1933–2021)
1934 - 2022
Bill Russell is an American former professional basketball player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He played for the Boston Celtics from 1956 to 1969 and won 11 NBA championships during his career, making him the most successful player in the history of the league. Russell is also known for his activism in the civil rights movement and for his contributions to the sport as a coach and mentor to young players.
b. 1965
American basketball player
b. 1959
Magic Johnson is most famous for leading the Los Angeles Lakers to five NBA championships and for being a 12-time NBA All-Star.
Browse notable Americans Basketball Players grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
Which Basketball Players were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Basketball Players since 1700.
