1968 - Today
Gary Dwayne Payton (born July 23, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who was a point guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely considered one of the greatest point guards of all time, he is best known for his 13-year tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics, where he holds franchise records in assists and steals. He also played with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, and Miami Heat. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gary Payton has received more than 6,423,585 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Payton is the 90th most popular basketball player (up from 102nd in 2019), the 5,680th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,428th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular American Basketball Player.
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Among basketball players, Gary Payton ranks 90 out of 1,268. Before him are Vladimir Tkachenko, Ray Allen, George Gervin, Wes Unseld, Ettore Messina, and Jānis Krūmiņš. After him are Larry Brown, Kevin Garnett, Velimir Perasović, Nate Archibald, Aleksandar Petrović, and Otar Korkia.
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 84
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 85
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 86
1946 - 2020
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 87
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 88
1930 - 1994
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 89
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 90
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 91
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 92
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 93
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 94
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 95
1923 - 2005
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 96
Among people born in 1968, Gary Payton ranks 140. Before him are Raghad Hussein, Jeffrey Donovan, Angelica Bella, Michael Vartan, Mauro Silva, and Boris Gelfand. After him are Sofie Gråbøl, Frédéric Diefenthal, Frank Leboeuf, Bennet Omalu, Michael Stich, and Michael Stuhlbarg.
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 134
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 135
1968 - 2021
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 136
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 137
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 138
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 139
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 140
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 141
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 142
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 143
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 144
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 145
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 146
Among people born in United States, Gary Payton ranks 5,680 out of 18,182. Before him are Van Johnson (1916), Roy Thinnes (1938), Frank J. Tipler (1947), Norah Jones (1979), Lee Ritenour (1952), and Afeni Shakur (1947). After him are Curly Howard (1903), Larry Brown (1940), Kevin Garnett (1976), Benjamin Morrell (1795), William Lloyd Garrison (1805), and Gale Anne Hurd (1955).
1916 - 2008
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 5,674
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 5,675
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 5,676
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 5,677
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 5,678
1947 - 2016
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 5,679
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 5,680
1903 - 1952
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 5,681
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 5,682
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 5,683
1795 - 1839
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 5,684
1805 - 1879
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 5,685
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 5,686
Among basketball players born in United States, Gary Payton ranks 53. Before him are Jerry Lucas (1940), Willis Reed (1942), Marion Jones (1975), Ray Allen (1975), George Gervin (1952), and Wes Unseld (1946). After him are Larry Brown (1940), Kevin Garnett (1976), Nate Archibald (1948), Paul Arizin (1928), Walt Frazier (1945), and Vince Carter (1977).
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 47
1942 - 2023
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 48
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 49
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 50
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 51
1946 - 2020
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 52
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 53
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 54
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 55
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 56
1928 - 2006
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 57
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 58
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 59