1950 - Today
Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is an American former professional basketball player. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julius Erving has received more than 7,251,944 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Julius Erving is the 15th most popular basketball player, the 2,031st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,496th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Basketball Player.
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Among basketball players, Julius Erving ranks 15 out of 1,268. Before him are Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, LeBron James, and Scottie Pippen. After him are Dražen Petrović, Radivoj Korać, Karl Malone, Krešimir Ćosić, Arvydas Sabonis, and Uljana Semjonova.
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 9
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 10
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 11
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 12
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 13
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 14
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 15
1964 - 1993
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 16
1938 - 1969
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 17
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 18
1948 - 1995
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 19
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 20
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 21
Among people born in 1950, Julius Erving ranks 78. Before him are Håkan Nesser, Grigory Sokolov, Tsui Hark, John Landis, Lakshmi Mittal, and Laura Gemser. After him are Ueli Maurer, Michael Ironside, Corinne Cléry, Bobby McFerrin, Chantal Akerman, and Bernie Taupin.
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 72
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 73
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 74
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 75
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 76
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 77
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 78
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 79
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 80
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 81
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 82
1950 - 2015
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 83
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 84
Among people born in United States, Julius Erving ranks 2,031 out of 18,182. Before him are Bob Dole (1923), Christine Baranski (1952), Scottie Pippen (1965), Alice Walker (1944), Justin Timberlake (1981), and Frank Borman (1928). After him are Jerry Reed (1937), James Ellroy (1948), Jef Raskin (1943), Frank Borzage (1894), Ted Danson (1947), and Al Lettieri (1928).
1923 - 2021
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 2,025
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 2,026
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 2,027
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 2,028
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 2,029
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 2,030
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 2,031
1937 - 2008
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 2,032
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 2,033
1943 - 2005
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 2,034
1894 - 1962
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 2,035
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 2,036
1928 - 1975
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 2,037
Among basketball players born in United States, Julius Erving ranks 15. Before him are Larry Bird (1956), Clyde Drexler (1962), Oscar Robertson (1938), Jerry West (1938), LeBron James (1984), and Scottie Pippen (1965). After him are Karl Malone (1963), Bob Cousy (1928), Elgin Baylor (1934), John Stockton (1962), Sam Jones (1933), and John Havlicek (1940).
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 9
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 10
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 11
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 12
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 13
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 14
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 15
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 16
1928 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 17
1934 - 2021
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 18
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 19
1933 - 2021
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 20
1940 - 2019
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 21