1934 - Today
William Felton Russell (born February 12, 1934) is an American former professional basketball player who played as a center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1956 to 1969. A five-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a 12-time NBA All-Star, he was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA championships during his 13-year career. Russell and Henri Richard of the National Hockey League are tied for the record of the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Russell has received more than 9,334,599 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Bill Russell is the 5th most popular basketball player, the 607th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,021st in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Basketball Player.
Bill Russell is most famous for being the first African-American to win an NBA championship. He was also the first African-American to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Among basketball players, Bill Russell ranks 5 out of 1,264. Before him are Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, and Shaquille O'Neal. After him are Magic Johnson, Dennis Rodman, Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant, Jerry West, Clyde Drexler, and Scottie Pippen.
1963 - Present
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 1
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 2
1936 - 1999
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 3
1972 - Present
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 4
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 5
1959 - Present
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 6
1961 - Present
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 7
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 8
1978 - 2020
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 9
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 10
1962 - Present
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 11
1965 - Present
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1934, Bill Russell ranks 29. Before him are Stjepan Mesić, Richard Chamberlain, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Pierre Richard, Empress Michiko, and Richard Meier. After him are Alan Arkin, Jacques Anquetil, Paco Rabanne, Diana Wynne Jones, Leonid Kravchuk, and Georges Moustaki.
1934 - Present
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 23
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 24
1934 - 2017
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 25
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 26
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 27
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 28
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 29
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 30
1934 - 1987
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 31
1934 - Present
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 32
1934 - 2011
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 33
1934 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 34
1934 - 2013
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 35
Among people born in United States, Bill Russell ranks 607 out of 15,968. Before him are Oprah Winfrey (1954), Joel Schumacher (1939), Douglas Fairbanks (1883), Jim Jarmusch (1953), George Eastman (1854), and Clyde Tombaugh (1906). After him are Dolly Parton (1946), Gwen Stefani (1969), Ellen Burstyn (1932), Oliver Stone (1946), Oliver E. Williamson (1932), and Owen Chamberlain (1920).
1954 - Present
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 601
1939 - 2020
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 602
1883 - 1939
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 603
1953 - Present
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 604
1854 - 1932
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 605
1906 - 1997
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 606
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 607
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 608
1969 - Present
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 609
1932 - Present
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 610
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 611
1932 - 2020
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 612
1920 - 2006
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 613
Among basketball players born in United States, Bill Russell ranks 5. Before him are Michael Jordan (1963), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947), Wilt Chamberlain (1936), and Shaquille O'Neal (1972). After him are Magic Johnson (1959), Dennis Rodman (1961), Larry Bird (1956), Kobe Bryant (1978), Jerry West (1938), Clyde Drexler (1962), and Scottie Pippen (1965).
1963 - Present
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 1
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 2
1936 - 1999
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 3
1972 - Present
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 4
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 5
1959 - Present
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 6
1961 - Present
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 7
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 8
1978 - 2020
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 9
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 10
1962 - Present
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 11
1965 - Present
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 12