1947 - Today
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( kə-REEM ab-DOOL jə-BAR; born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. ( al-SIN-dər); April 16, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. During his career as a center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has received more than 29,284,263 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the 2nd most popular basketball player, the 306th most popular biography from United States (down from 285th in 2019) and the 2nd 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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Among basketball players, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ranks 2 out of 1,268. Before him are Michael Jordan. After him are Shaquille O'Neal, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Dennis Rodman, Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Oscar Robertson, and Jerry West.
1963 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 1
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 2
1972 - Present
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 3
1936 - 1999
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 4
1934 - 2022
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 5
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 6
1978 - 2020
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 7
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 8
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
Among people born in 1947, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ranks 16. Before him are James Hunt, Florentino Pérez, Dilma Rousseff, Mario Draghi, Josep Borrell, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. After him are O. J. Simpson, Michael Porter, Takeshi Kitano, Paul Auster, Tom Clancy, and Carlos Santana.
1947 - 1993
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 10
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 11
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 12
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 13
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 14
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 15
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 16
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 17
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 18
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 19
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 20
1947 - 2013
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 21
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 22
Among people born in United States, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ranks 306 out of 18,182. Before him are Ezra Pound (1885), Audie Murphy (1925), Martin Sheen (1940), Fred Astaire (1899), Grover Cleveland (1837), and Chuck Berry (1926). After him are Arthur Miller (1915), Warren G. Harding (1865), Jean Seberg (1938), Louise Glück (1943), Emily Greene Balch (1867), and Susan Sarandon (1946).
1885 - 1972
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 300
1925 - 1971
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 301
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 302
1899 - 1987
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 303
1837 - 1908
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 304
1926 - 2017
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 305
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 306
1915 - 2005
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 307
1865 - 1923
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 308
1938 - 1979
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 309
1943 - 2023
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 310
1867 - 1961
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 311
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 312
Among basketball players born in United States, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ranks 2. Before him are Michael Jordan (1963). After him are Shaquille O'Neal (1972), Wilt Chamberlain (1936), Bill Russell (1934), Magic Johnson (1959), Kobe Bryant (1978), Dennis Rodman (1961), Larry Bird (1956), Clyde Drexler (1962), Oscar Robertson (1938), and Jerry West (1938).
1963 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 1
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 2
1972 - Present
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 3
1936 - 1999
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 4
1934 - 2022
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 5
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 6
1978 - 2020
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 7
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 8
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