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Michael Jordan

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Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, is an American former professional basketball player and businessman. His biography on the official National Basketball Association (NBA) website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." He played fifteen seasons in the NBA, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan is the principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA and of 23XI Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Jordan has received more than 76,255,605 page views. His biography is available in 103 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 99 in 2019). Michael Jordan is the most popular basketball player, the 230th most popular biography from United States (up from 267th in 2019) and the most popular American Basketball Player.

Michael Jordan is most famous for being a professional basketball player. He played for the Chicago Bulls from 1984 to 1993 and for the Washington Wizards from 2001 to 2003.

Memorability Metrics

  • 76M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 103

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Lil Wayne Ranks Kobe Bryant, LeBron James & Michael Jordan In Order Of Basketball Greatness
Lil Wayne has ranked the on-court greatness of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Michael Jordan — and his answer may surprise Laker nation.
Michael Saponara
Thursday, June 8, 2023
USA Today
3-time Bulls champ hopes Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen ‘work it out’
Three-time Chicago Bulls champion Scott Williams wants to see Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen work things out amid their ongoing beef.
Bulls Wire
Friday, June 9, 2023
USA Today
Shaquille O’Neal helped Gary Payton move on from Michael Jordan Bulls
While Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls prevented Gary Payton from winning a title in 1996, Shaquille O'Neal helped him move past it.
Bulls Wire
Friday, June 9, 2023
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Lil Wayne Names Lakers' LeBron James NBA GOAT over Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant
LeBron James and Michael Jordan are the two players most mentioned in the NBA's greatest of all time debate. According to rapper Lil Wayne, it isn't much of a…
Erin Walsh
Friday, June 9, 2023

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Michael Jordan ranks 1 out of 1,268. After him are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Dennis Rodman, Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Oscar Robertson, and Jerry West.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Michael Jordan ranks 5. Before him are Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Whitney Houston, and Quentin Tarantino. After him are José Mourinho, Jet Li, George Michael, Garry Kasparov, Viktor Orbán, Ronald Koeman, and Sergey Bubka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Jordan ranks 230 out of 18,182. Before him are Patti Smith (1946), Charles Sanders Peirce (1839), Tommy Lee Jones (1946), Orson Welles (1915), Colonel Sanders (1890), and Cameron Diaz (1972). After him are Spencer Tracy (1900), Peter Falk (1927), Robert E. Lee (1807), Henry Miller (1891), Robert F. Kennedy (1925), and J. Edgar Hoover (1895).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Michael Jordan ranks 1. After him are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947), 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).

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