1956 - Today
Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Hick from French Lick" and "Larry Legend", Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Larry Bird has received more than 19,594,806 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Larry Bird is the 9th most popular basketball player (down from 8th in 2019), the 1,302nd most popular biography from United States (down from 926th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Basketball Player.
Larry Bird is most famous for his career in the NBA. He played for the Boston Celtics from 1979-1992 and helped the team win three NBA championships. He was a three-time MVP and 12-time All-Star.
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Among basketball players, Larry Bird ranks 9 out of 1,268. Before him are Shaquille O'Neal, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, and Dennis Rodman. After him are Clyde Drexler, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, LeBron James, Scottie Pippen, and Julius Erving.
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
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 13
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 14
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 15
Among people born in 1956, Larry Bird ranks 36. Before him are Joe Satriani, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Geena Davis, Dalia Grybauskaitė, Marc Dutroux, and Leslie Cheung. After him are Michael Connelly, William Fichtner, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, Bob Saget, Steve Harris, and Eric Roberts.
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 30
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 31
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 32
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 33
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 34
1956 - 2003
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 35
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 36
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 37
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 38
1956 - 1997
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 39
1956 - 2022
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 40
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 41
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 42
Among people born in United States, Larry Bird ranks 1,302 out of 18,182. Before him are Aaron Copland (1900), Dean Reed (1938), Kelly McGillis (1957), Lucille Ball (1911), George Carlin (1937), and Raymond A. Spruance (1886). After him are Nora Roberts (1950), Frederick Douglass (1818), Harrison Schmitt (1935), Linda Lee Cadwell (1945), Cass Elliot (1941), and Gordon Moore (1929).
1900 - 1990
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 1,296
1938 - 1986
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 1,297
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 1,298
1911 - 1989
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,299
1937 - 2008
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,300
1886 - 1969
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,301
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,302
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,303
1818 - 1895
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,304
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,305
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,306
1941 - 1974
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,307
1929 - 2023
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 1,308
Among basketball players born in United States, Larry Bird ranks 9. Before him are Shaquille O'Neal (1972), Wilt Chamberlain (1936), Bill Russell (1934), Magic Johnson (1959), Kobe Bryant (1978), and Dennis Rodman (1961). After him are Clyde Drexler (1962), Oscar Robertson (1938), Jerry West (1938), LeBron James (1984), Scottie Pippen (1965), and Julius Erving (1950).
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
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 13
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 14
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 15