1948 - 2022
Robert Jerry Lanier Jr. (September 10, 1948 – May 10, 2022) was an American professional basketball player. He played center for the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Lanier has received more than 491,094 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Bob Lanier is the 270th most popular basketball player (down from 229th in 2019), the 10,701st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,320th in 2019) and the 160th most popular American Basketball Player.
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Among basketball players, Bob Lanier ranks 270 out of 1,268. Before him are Adrian Smith, Željko Rebrača, Zoran Savić, Alex Hannum, Bob Kenney, and Ramūnas Šiškauskas. After him are Cliff Hagan, Anatoli Polivoda, Angelė Rupšienė, Rudy Fernández, Theodoros Papaloukas, and Pierluigi Marzorati.
1936 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 264
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 265
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 266
1923 - 2002
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 267
1931 - 2014
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 268
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 269
1948 - 2022
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 270
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 271
1947 - 2024
HPI: 40.29
Rank: 272
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.29
Rank: 273
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 274
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 275
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 276
Among people born in 1948, Bob Lanier ranks 597. Before him are Stephen Schwartz, Gerrit Graham, Ted Lange, Tom Scott, Oinikhol Bobonazarova, and Viktor Krovopuskov. After him are Lester Bangs, Eliud Williams, Richard Tandy, Pedro Morenés, Rubén Glaria, and Sue Monk Kidd. Among people deceased in 2022, Bob Lanier ranks 394. Before him are Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, Robert Gordon, David Brenner, Georgi Yartsev, Don L. Lind, and Steinar Amundsen. After him are Fabián O'Neill, David McCullough, Ronnie Hawkins, Don Young, Taylor Hawkins, and Werner Israel.
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 591
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 592
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 593
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 594
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 595
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 596
1948 - 2022
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 597
1948 - 1982
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 598
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 599
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 600
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.29
Rank: 601
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 602
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 603
1954 - 2022
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 388
1947 - 2022
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 389
1962 - 2022
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 390
1948 - 2022
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 391
1930 - 2022
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 392
1945 - 2022
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 393
1948 - 2022
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 394
1973 - 2022
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 395
1933 - 2022
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 396
1935 - 2022
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 397
1933 - 2022
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 398
1972 - 2022
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 399
1931 - 2022
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 400
Among people born in United States, Bob Lanier ranks 10,701 out of 18,182. Before him are Barbara Anderson (1945), Peter Kreeft (1937), Michael Beach (1963), Curtis Armstrong (1953), Zebulon Pike (1779), and Helen Wagner (1918). After him are David Gerrold (1944), Kitty Carlisle (1910), Lester Bangs (1948), Jessica Meir (1977), Wendy Schaal (1954), and Julie Bishop (1914).
1945 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 10,695
1937 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 10,696
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 10,697
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 10,698
1779 - 1813
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 10,699
1918 - 2010
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 10,700
1948 - 2022
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 10,701
1944 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 10,702
1910 - 2007
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 10,703
1948 - 1982
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 10,704
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 10,705
1954 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 10,706
1914 - 2001
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 10,707
Among basketball players born in United States, Bob Lanier ranks 160. Before him are Art Mollner (1912), Vince Boryla (1927), Tom Thibodeau (1958), Adrian Smith (1936), Alex Hannum (1923), and Bob Kenney (1931). After him are Cliff Hagan (1931), Paul Westphal (1950), Teresa Edwards (1964), Chauncey Billups (1976), Bob Kurland (1924), and Duane Swanson (1913).
1912 - 1995
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 154
1927 - 2016
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 155
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 156
1936 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 157
1923 - 2002
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 158
1931 - 2014
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 159
1948 - 2022
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 160
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 161
1950 - 2021
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 162
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 163
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 164
1924 - 2013
HPI: 40.01
Rank: 165
1913 - 2000
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 166