1924 - 2005
George Lawrence Mikan Jr. (June 18, 1924 – June 1, 2005), nicknamed "Mr. Basketball", was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Minneapolis Lakers of the NBL, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Mikan has received more than 1,412,918 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). George Mikan is the 22nd most popular basketball player (up from 25th in 2019), the 2,117th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,951st in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Basketball Player.
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Among basketball players, George Mikan ranks 22 out of 1,264. Before him are Radivoj Korać, LeBron James, Karl Malone, Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, and Charles Barkley. After him are Hakeem Olajuwon, Sergei Belov, Krešimir Ćosić, Uljana Semjonova, Elgin Baylor, and John Stockton.
1938 - 1969
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 16
1984 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 17
1963 - Present
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 18
1928 - Present
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 19
1940 - 2019
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 20
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 21
1924 - 2005
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 22
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 23
1944 - 2013
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 24
1948 - 1995
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 25
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 26
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 27
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 28
Among people born in 1924, George Mikan ranks 96. Before him are Moktar Ould Daddah, Israel Tal, E. P. Thompson, Noboru Takeshita, Chet Atkins, and James Black. After him are Kenneth Kaunda, Marina Berti, Ottmar Walter, Bud Powell, Neville Marriner, and Geraldine Page. Among people deceased in 2005, George Mikan ranks 75. Before him are John DeLorean, Yao Wenyuan, Narriman Sadek, Richard Pryor, Dana Elcar, and Zhang Chunqiao. After him are Richard Smalley, Vincent Schiavelli, John Garang, Simone Simon, Erich Topp, and Álvaro Cunhal.
1924 - 2003
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 90
1924 - 2010
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 91
1924 - 1993
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 92
1924 - 2000
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 93
1924 - 2001
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 94
1924 - 2010
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 95
1924 - 2005
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 96
1924 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 97
1924 - 2002
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 98
1924 - 2013
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 99
1924 - 1966
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 100
1924 - 2016
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 101
1924 - 1987
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 102
1925 - 2005
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 69
1931 - 2005
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 70
1933 - 2005
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 71
1940 - 2005
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 72
1927 - 2005
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 73
1917 - 2005
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 74
1924 - 2005
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 75
1943 - 2005
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 76
1948 - 2005
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 77
1945 - 2005
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 78
1911 - 2005
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 79
1914 - 2005
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 80
1913 - 2005
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 81
Among people born in United States, George Mikan ranks 2,117 out of 15,968. Before him are Jim Caviezel (1968), Mervyn LeRoy (1900), Jaclyn Smith (1945), Bob Gunton (1945), Bridget Fonda (1964), and Nora Roberts (1950). After him are Maurice White (1941), Berenice Abbott (1898), Debra Paget (1933), Martin Rodbell (1925), Sterling Hayden (1916), and Philly Joe Jones (1923).
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 2,111
1900 - 1987
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 2,112
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 2,113
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 2,114
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 2,115
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 2,116
1924 - 2005
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 2,117
1941 - 2016
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 2,118
1898 - 1991
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 2,119
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 2,120
1925 - 1998
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 2,121
1916 - 1986
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 2,122
1923 - 1985
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 2,123
Among basketball players born in United States, George Mikan ranks 20. Before him are Julius Erving (1950), LeBron James (1984), Karl Malone (1963), Bob Cousy (1928), John Havlicek (1940), and Charles Barkley (1963). After him are Elgin Baylor (1934), John Stockton (1962), Bob Pettit (1932), Isiah Thomas (1961), Pat Riley (1945), and Derrick Rose (1988).
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 14
1984 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 15
1963 - Present
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 16
1928 - Present
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 17
1940 - 2019
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 18
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 19
1924 - 2005
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 20
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 21
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 22
1932 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 23
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 24
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 25
1988 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 26