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. Growing up in French Lick, Indiana, he was a local basketball phenom. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Larry Bird has received more than 11,234,655 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Larry Bird is the 8th most popular basketball player (up from 10th in 2019), the 927th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,765th in 2019) and the 8th 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 8 out of 1,264. Before him are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O'Neal, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, and Dennis Rodman. After him are Kobe Bryant, Jerry West, Clyde Drexler, Scottie Pippen, Dražen Petrović, and Oscar Robertson.
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 2
1936 - 1999
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 3
1972 - Present
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 4
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 5
1959 - Present
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 6
1961 - Present
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 7
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
1964 - 1993
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 13
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 14
Among people born in 1956, Larry Bird ranks 22. Before him are Andy García, David Copperfield, Gina Haspel, Giuseppe Tornatore, Linda Hamilton, and José Manuel Barroso. After him are Judith Butler, William Fichtner, Dalia Grybauskaitė, Martina Navratilova, Chris Isaak, and Geena Davis.
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 16
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 17
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 18
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 19
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 20
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 21
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 22
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 23
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 24
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 25
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 26
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 27
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 28
Among people born in United States, Larry Bird ranks 927 out of 15,968. Before him are Stan Getz (1927), Louise Fletcher (1934), Lance Henriksen (1940), Barbara Stanwyck (1907), D. W. Griffith (1875), and John Updike (1932). After him are Jerry Goldsmith (1929), Virginia Satir (1916), John Lithgow (1945), Richard E. Byrd (1888), Robert Lucas Jr. (1937), and William Alfred Fowler (1911).
1927 - 1991
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 921
1934 - Present
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 922
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 923
1907 - 1990
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 924
1875 - 1948
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 925
1932 - 2009
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 926
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 927
1929 - 2004
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 928
1916 - 1988
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 929
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 930
1888 - 1957
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 931
1937 - Present
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 932
1911 - 1995
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 933
Among basketball players born in United States, Larry Bird ranks 8. Before him are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947), Wilt Chamberlain (1936), Shaquille O'Neal (1972), Bill Russell (1934), Magic Johnson (1959), and Dennis Rodman (1961). After him are Kobe Bryant (1978), Jerry West (1938), Clyde Drexler (1962), Scottie Pippen (1965), Oscar Robertson (1938), and Julius Erving (1950).
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 2
1936 - 1999
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 3
1972 - Present
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 4
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 5
1959 - Present
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 6
1961 - Present
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 7
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