Basketball Player

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

American basketball player

1947 - today

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2024). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the 3rd most popular basketball player, the 641st most popular biography from United States (down from 397th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Basketball Player.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is most famous for being a professional basketball player and the all-time leading scorer in the National Basketball Association.

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HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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Among Basketball Players

Among basketball players, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ranks 3 out of 1,757. Before him are Shaquille O'Neal, and Michael Jordan. After him are Scottie Pippen, Wilt Chamberlain, Dražen Dalipagić, Stephen Curry, Sam Jones, Bill Russell, Dikembe Mutombo, David Robinson, and Magic Johnson.

Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia

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Shaquille O'Neal
1972 - Present
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 1
Michael Jordan
1963 - Present
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 2
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 3
Scottie Pippen
1965 - Present
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 4
Wilt Chamberlain
1936 - 1999
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 5
Dražen Dalipagić
1951 - 2025
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 6
Stephen Curry
1988 - Present
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 7
Sam Jones
1933 - 2021
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 8
Bill Russell
1934 - 2022
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 9
Dikembe Mutombo
1966 - 2024
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 10
David Robinson
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 11
Magic Johnson
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ranks 39. Before him are Paco de Lucía, France Gall, Michael Levitt, Michael Porter, Josep Borrell, and Linda B. Buck. After him are Kevin Farrell, Tom Clancy, Roger D. Kornberg, Sam Neill, James Woods, and Megawati Sukarnoputri.

Others Born in 1947

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Paco de Lucía
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2014
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 33
France Gall
SINGER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 34
Michael Levitt
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 35
Michael Porter
ECONOMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 36
Josep Borrell
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 37
Linda B. Buck
BIOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 38
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 39
Kevin Farrell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 40
Tom Clancy
WRITER
1947 - 2013
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 41
Roger D. Kornberg
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 42
Sam Neill
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 43
James Woods
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 44
Megawati Sukarnoputri
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 45

In United States

Among people born in United States, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ranks 641 out of NaN. Before him are Glen Campbell (1936), Douglas Engelbart (1925), Donald Trump Jr. (1977), Kurt Russell (1951), Margaret Hamilton (1902), and Hiram Maxim (1840). After him are Stephen Lang (1952), Martin Lewis Perl (1927), Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (1915), Dave Bautista (1969), Tiny Tim (1932), and Goldie Hawn (1945).

Others born in United States

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Glen Campbell
SINGER
1936 - 2017
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 635
Douglas Engelbart
INVENTOR
1925 - 2013
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 636
Donald Trump Jr.
BUSINESSPERSON
1977 - Present
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 637
Kurt Russell
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 638
Margaret Hamilton
ACTOR
1902 - 1985
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 639
Hiram Maxim
INVENTOR
1840 - 1916
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 640
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 641
Stephen Lang
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 642
Martin Lewis Perl
PHYSICIST
1927 - 2014
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 643
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1944
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 644
Dave Bautista
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 645
Tiny Tim
SINGER
1932 - 1996
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 646
Goldie Hawn
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 647