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George McGinnis

1950 - 2023

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George F. McGinnis (August 12, 1950 – December 14, 2023) was an American professional basketball player who played 11 seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers, earning third-team All-American honors in 1971, before starting his pro career in the ABA with the Indiana Pacers. A three-time ABA All-Star with the Pacers, McGinnis was named the ABA Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1975 and won two ABA championships with the team. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George McGinnis has received more than 658,469 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. George McGinnis is the 239th most popular basketball player, the 10,309th most popular biography from United States and the 126th most popular American Basketball Player.

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  • 660k

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  • 43.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, George McGinnis ranks 239 out of 1,757Before him are Frank Ramsey, Žan Tabak, Lamar Odom, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Horace Grant, and Blagoja Georgievski. After him are Dean Smith, Juan Antonio Corbalán, Rudy Fernández, Paul Pierce, Tiit Sokk, and Sam Bowie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, George McGinnis ranks 571Before him are Nijolė Sabaitė, Francisco Uría, Bruno Gollnisch, William Barr, Blagoja Georgievski, and Roma Ryan. After him are Julia Alvarez, Danny Kirwan, Soh Chin Ann, Marie Bergman, Rafael González, and Pavel Panov. Among people deceased in 2023, George McGinnis ranks 533Before him are Andy Rourke, Christo Jivkov, George Maharis, Anne Heywood, Vani Jairam, and Richard G. Hovannisian. After him are Dean Smith, Victoria Amelina, Bray Wyatt, David Lindley, Francesco Nuti, and José del Castillo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George McGinnis ranks 10,309 out of 20,380Before him are Jenny Slate (1982), Adina Porter (1971), Luther Adler (1903), Zach Roerig (1985), Robert B. Sherman (1925), and Joseph Pevney (1911). After him are George M. Whitesides (1939), Mark Murphy (1932), Mary Lambert (1951), Julia Alvarez (1950), Jenna Presley (1987), and Keith Andrews (1920).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, George McGinnis ranks 126Before him are Ed Macauley (1928), Penny Hardaway (1971), Maurice Stokes (1933), Frank Ramsey (1931), Lamar Odom (1979), and Horace Grant (1965). After him are Dean Smith (1931), Paul Pierce (1977), Sam Bowie (1961), Rick Adelman (1946), Bob Lanier (1948), and Shawn Kemp (1969).