Basketball Player

George Mikan

1924 - 2005

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George Mikan

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). George Mikan is the 51st most popular basketball player (down from 33rd in 2024), the 4,197th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,861st in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among Basketball Players

Among basketball players, George Mikan ranks 51 out of 1,757. Before him are Bogdan Tanjević, Jimmy Butler, Karl Malone, Elgin Baylor, Ben Wallace, and Bob Pettit. After him are Dragan Kićanović, Alexander Gomelsky, Vladimir Tkachenko, Anthony Davis, Bob Cousy, and John Havlicek.

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Bogdan Tanjević
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 45
Jimmy Butler
1989 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 46
Karl Malone
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 47
Elgin Baylor
1934 - 2021
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 48
Ben Wallace
1974 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 49
Bob Pettit
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 50
George Mikan
1924 - 2005
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 51
Dragan Kićanović
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 52
Alexander Gomelsky
1928 - 2005
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 53
Vladimir Tkachenko
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 54
Anthony Davis
1993 - Present
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 55
Bob Cousy
1928 - Present
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 56
John Havlicek
1940 - 2019
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 57

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, George Mikan ranks 198. Before him are Abderrahmane Youssoufi, Idries Shah, Edward Cassidy, Josef Škvorecký, Johannes Mario Simmel, and Alexandre José Maria dos Santos. After him are Nek Chand, Wally Ris, Mutesa II of Buganda, Eduardo Fajardo, Wiel Coerver, and Anne Vernon. Among people deceased in 2005, George Mikan ranks 121. Before him are Sandra Dee, Alain Bombard, Tilly Fleischer, Polina Astakhova, Edward Bunker, and Link Wray. After him are Jef Raskin, Leo Sternbach, Ronald Golias, Suzanne Flon, Zurab Zhvania, and Alexander Gomelsky.

Others Born in 1924

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Abderrahmane Youssoufi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2020
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 192
Idries Shah
WRITER
1924 - 1996
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 193
Edward Cassidy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2021
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 194
Josef Škvorecký
WRITER
1924 - 2012
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 195
Johannes Mario Simmel
WRITER
1924 - 2009
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 196
Alexandre José Maria dos Santos
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2021
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 197
George Mikan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1924 - 2005
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 198
Nek Chand
SCULPTOR
1924 - 2015
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 199
Wally Ris
SWIMMER
1924 - 1989
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 200
Mutesa II of Buganda
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1969
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 201
Eduardo Fajardo
ACTOR
1924 - 2019
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 202
Wiel Coerver
COACH
1924 - 2011
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 203
Anne Vernon
ACTOR
1924 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 204