The Most Famous
BASKETBALL PLAYERS from Uruguay
This page contains a list of the greatest Uruguayan Basketball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 1,757 Basketball Players, 4 of which were born in Uruguay. This makes Uruguay the birth place of the 31st most number of Basketball Players behind Finland, and Czechia.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Uruguayan Basketball Players of all time. This list of famous Uruguayan Basketball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Carlos Blixen (1936 - 2022)
With an HPI of 46.50, Carlos Blixen is the most famous Uruguayan Basketball Player. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.
Carlos Samuel Blixen Abella (27 December 1936 – 1 August 2022) was an Uruguayan basketball player, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Four years later he once again competed in the Olympics. His nickname was "El Ingles" ("The Englishman")
2. Nelson Demarco (1925 - 2009)
With an HPI of 45.03, Nelson Demarco is the 2nd most famous Uruguayan Basketball Player. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Nelson Walter "Fogata" Demarco Riccardi (6 February 1925 – 21 July 2009) was a basketball player from Uruguay, who competed in three Olympics. At the 1948 Summer Olympics, Demarco and team Uruguay placed 5th in the Olympics. Demarco won a bronze medal at both the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics. His remains are buried at Cementerio del Norte, Montevideo.
3. Roberto Lovera (1922 - 2016)
With an HPI of 44.43, Roberto Lovera is the 3rd most famous Uruguayan Basketball Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Roberto José Lovera Vidal (14 November 1922 – 22 June 2016) was a Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Lovera was part of the Uruguayan basketball team, which finished fifth in the 1948 tournament. Four years later Lovera was a member of the Uruguayan team, which won the bronze medal. He played all eight matches.
4. Esteban Batista (b. 1983)
With an HPI of 31.40, Esteban Batista is the 4th most famous Uruguayan Basketball Player. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Esteban Damián Batista Hernández (born September 2, 1983) is a Uruguayan professional basketball player for Club Atlético Olimpia of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB). He was the first ever Uruguayan to play in the NBA.
5. Jayson Granger (b. 1989)
With an HPI of 29.18, Jayson Granger is the 5th most famous Uruguayan Basketball Player. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Jayson Antonie Granger Amodio (born September 15, 1989) is a Uruguayan professional basketball player who plays for Estudiantes of the Primera FEB. Listed at a height of 6'21⁄2" (1.89 m) tall without shoes, and 200 lbs. (91 kg) in weight, he plays at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Uruguayan basketball players born between 1922 and 1989. Of these 5, 2 (40.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Uruguayan basketball players include Esteban Batista, and Jayson Granger. The most famous deceased Uruguayan basketball players include Carlos Blixen, Nelson Demarco, and Roberto Lovera. As of April 2024, 1 new Uruguayan basketball players have been added to Pantheon including Carlos Blixen.
Living Uruguayan Basketball Players
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Carlos Blixen
1936 - 2022
HPI: 46.50
Nelson Demarco
1925 - 2009
HPI: 45.03
Roberto Lovera
1922 - 2016
HPI: 44.43
Newly Added Uruguayan Basketball Players (2024)
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Which Basketball Players were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Basketball Players since 1700.
