1950 - Today
Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is an American retired basketball player. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julius Erving has received more than 4,320,992 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Julius Erving is the 15th most popular basketball player (down from 14th in 2019), the 1,497th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,421st in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Basketball Player.
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Among basketball players, Julius Erving ranks 15 out of 1,264. Before him are Kobe Bryant, Jerry West, Clyde Drexler, Scottie Pippen, Dražen Petrović, and Oscar Robertson. After him are Radivoj Korać, LeBron James, Karl Malone, Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, and Charles Barkley.
1978 - 2020
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 9
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 10
1962 - Present
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 11
1965 - Present
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 12
1964 - 1993
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 13
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 14
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 15
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
Among people born in 1950, Julius Erving ranks 50. Before him are Tsugumi Ohba, Christina Onassis, Jeffery Deaver, Jody Scheckter, Georg Bednorz, and Nouri al-Maliki. After him are Kazuko Hironaka, Alan Silvestri, Sônia Braga, Cybill Shepherd, Jody Williams, and Brad Dourif.
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 44
1950 - 1988
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 45
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 46
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 47
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 48
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 49
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 50
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 51
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 52
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 53
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 54
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 55
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 56
Among people born in United States, Julius Erving ranks 1,497 out of 15,968. Before him are Haldan Keffer Hartline (1903), Oscar Robertson (1938), Stanley Kramer (1913), Meat Loaf (1947), Iris Apfel (1921), and Steve Carell (1962). After him are Michael Madsen (1957), David Schwimmer (1966), Jack Elam (1920), John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960), Gene Tierney (1920), and Hamilton O. Smith (1931).
1903 - 1983
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 1,491
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 1,492
1913 - 2001
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 1,493
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 1,494
1921 - Present
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 1,495
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 1,496
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 1,497
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 1,498
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 1,499
1920 - 2003
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 1,500
1960 - 1999
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 1,501
1920 - 1991
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 1,502
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 1,503
Among basketball players born in United States, Julius Erving ranks 14. Before him are Larry Bird (1956), Kobe Bryant (1978), Jerry West (1938), Clyde Drexler (1962), Scottie Pippen (1965), and Oscar Robertson (1938). After him are LeBron James (1984), Karl Malone (1963), Bob Cousy (1928), John Havlicek (1940), Charles Barkley (1963), and George Mikan (1924).
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 8
1978 - 2020
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 9
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 10
1962 - Present
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 11
1965 - Present
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 12
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 13
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