1931 - Today
Donald King (born August 20, 1931) is an American boxing promoter, known for his involvement in several historic boxing matchups. He has been a controversial figure, partly due to a manslaughter conviction and civil cases against him, as well as allegations of dishonest business practices by numerous boxers.King's career highlights include, among multiple other enterprises, promoting "The Rumble in the Jungle" and the "Thrilla in Manila". King has promoted some of the most prominent names in boxing, including Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Tomasz Adamek, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Chris Byrd, John Ruiz, Julio César Chávez, Ricardo Mayorga, Andrew Golota, Bernard Hopkins, Félix Trinidad, Roy Jones Jr., Azumah Nelson, Gerald McClellan, Marco Antonio Barrera, and Christy Martin. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Don King has received more than 716,981 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Don King is the 23rd most popular celebrity (down from 22nd in 2019), the 855th most popular biography from United States (up from 971st in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Celebrity.
Don King is most famous for being a boxing promoter. He was the promoter for Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, and Lennox Lewis.
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Among celebrities, Don King ranks 23 out of 184. Before him are Monica Lewinsky, Margaret Brown, Rosalia Lombardo, Rodney King, Kim Kardashian, and Philippe Petit. After him are Jacques Mayol, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, Peggy Guggenheim, Dodi Fayed, Mary Anning, and Marie Duplessis.
1973 - Present
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 17
1867 - 1932
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 18
1918 - 1920
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 19
1965 - 2012
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 20
1980 - Present
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 21
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 22
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 23
1927 - 2001
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 24
1939 - 2015
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 25
1898 - 1979
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 26
1955 - 1997
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 27
1799 - 1847
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 28
1824 - 1847
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 29
Among people born in 1931, Don King ranks 43. Before him are Aldo Rossi, Monica Vitti, Johannes Rau, James Earl Jones, Khieu Samphan, and Riccardo Giacconi. After him are Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Michael Lonsdale, Ettore Scola, Faten Hamama, James Cronin, and Ronald Dworkin.
1931 - 1997
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 37
1931 - Present
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 38
1931 - 2006
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 39
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 40
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 41
1931 - 2018
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 42
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 43
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 44
1931 - 2020
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 45
1931 - 2016
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 46
1931 - 2015
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 47
1931 - 2016
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 48
1931 - 2013
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 49
Among people born in United States, Don King ranks 855 out of 15,968. Before him are Susan B. Anthony (1820), Michael Cimino (1939), Lana Turner (1921), James Brendan Connolly (1868), Carl Lewis (1961), and L. Frank Baum (1856). After him are Sinclair Lewis (1885), Kris Kristofferson (1936), Halle Berry (1966), Walter Hill (1942), Hugh Glass (1783), and John Gotti (1940).
1820 - 1906
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 849
1939 - 2016
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 850
1921 - 1995
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 851
1868 - 1957
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 852
1961 - Present
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 853
1856 - 1919
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 854
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 855
1885 - 1951
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 856
1936 - Present
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 857
1966 - Present
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 858
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 859
1783 - 1833
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 860
1940 - 2002
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 861
Among celebrities born in United States, Don King ranks 10. Before him are Buffalo Bill (1846), Black Dahlia (1924), Monica Lewinsky (1973), Margaret Brown (1867), Rodney King (1965), and Kim Kardashian (1980). After him are Peggy Guggenheim (1898), Rosemary Kennedy (1918), Sarah Knauss (1880), Kim Peek (1951), Annie Oakley (1860), and Dan Inosanto (1936).
1846 - 1917
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 4
1924 - 1947
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 5
1973 - Present
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 6
1867 - 1932
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 7
1965 - 2012
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 8
1980 - Present
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 9
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 10
1898 - 1979
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 11
1918 - 2005
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 12
1880 - 1999
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 13
1951 - 2009
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 14
1860 - 1926
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 15
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 16