1978 - Today
Dirk Werner Nowitzki (German pronunciation: [ˈdɪʁk noˈvɪtski], ; born 19 June 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), he is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time and is considered by many to be the greatest European player of all time. In 2021, he was selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dirk Nowitzki has received more than 11,413,410 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Dirk Nowitzki is the 35th most popular basketball player (up from 49th in 2019), the 2,529th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,651st in 2019) and the most popular German Basketball Player.
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Among basketball players, Dirk Nowitzki ranks 35 out of 1,268. Before him are Sam Jones, John Havlicek, George Mikan, Derrick Rose, Charles Barkley, and Bob Pettit. After him are Patrick Ewing, Isiah Thomas, Toni Kukoč, Pat Riley, Moses Malone, and Stephen Curry.
1933 - 2021
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 29
1940 - 2019
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 30
1924 - 2005
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 31
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 32
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 33
1932 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 34
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 35
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 36
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 37
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 38
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 39
1955 - 2015
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 40
1988 - Present
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 41
Among people born in 1978, Dirk Nowitzki ranks 29. Before him are Zoe Saldana, Manny Pacquiao, Tom Ellis, Dejan Stanković, Kevin Federline, and Lauren German. After him are Johnny Sins, Josh Hartnett, Ricardo Carvalho, Lúcio, Vanessa-Mae, and Jensen Ackles.
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 23
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 24
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 25
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 26
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 27
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 28
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 29
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 30
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 31
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 32
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 33
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 34
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 35
Among people born in Germany, Dirk Nowitzki ranks 2,529 out of 6,142. Before him are Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel (1796), Walter Krüger (1892), Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm (1723), Christoph Amberger (1505), Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort (1517), and Heinrich Barkhausen (1881). After him are Josef Bürckel (1895), Princess Augusta of Prussia (1780), Heinrich Christian Schumacher (1780), Alexander von Linsingen (1850), Hans Hartwig von Beseler (1850), and Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach (1800).
1796 - 1880
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 2,523
1892 - 1973
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 2,524
1723 - 1807
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 2,525
1505 - 1562
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 2,526
1517 - 1604
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 2,527
1881 - 1956
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 2,528
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 2,529
1895 - 1944
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 2,530
1780 - 1841
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 2,531
1780 - 1850
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 2,532
1850 - 1935
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 2,533
1850 - 1921
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 2,534
1800 - 1834
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 2,535
Among basketball players born in Germany, Dirk Nowitzki ranks 1. After him are Detlef Schrempf (1963), Shawn Bradley (1972), Dennis Schröder (1993), Carlos Boozer (1981), Tibor Pleiß (1989), Kiki VanDeWeghe (1958), Dalibor Bagarić (1980), Anthony Randolph (1989), Robin Benzing (1989), Daniel Theis (1992), and Jan Jagla (1981).
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 1
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 2
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 3
1993 - Present
HPI: 35.91
Rank: 4
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.99
Rank: 5
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.77
Rank: 6
1958 - Present
HPI: 32.48
Rank: 7
1980 - Present
HPI: 31.28
Rank: 8
1989 - Present
HPI: 31.02
Rank: 9
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.20
Rank: 10
1992 - Present
HPI: 28.60
Rank: 11
1981 - Present
HPI: 27.85
Rank: 12