1963 - Today
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. He is the principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and of 23XI Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. He played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Jordan has received more than 57,270,606 page views. His biography is available in 99 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 96 in 2019). Michael Jordan is the most popular basketball player, the 267th most popular biography from United States (up from 359th 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.
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Among basketball players, Michael Jordan ranks 1 out of 1,264. After him are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O'Neal, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Dennis Rodman, Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant, Jerry West, Clyde Drexler, and Scottie Pippen.
1963 - Present
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 1
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
Among people born in 1963, Michael Jordan ranks 5. Before him are Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Quentin Tarantino, and Whitney Houston. After him are Jet Li, Ronald Koeman, José Mourinho, George Michael, Viktor Orbán, Garry Kasparov, and Till Lindemann.
1963 - Present
HPI: 79.80
Rank: 1
1963 - Present
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 2
1963 - Present
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 3
1963 - 2012
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 4
1963 - Present
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 5
1963 - Present
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 6
1963 - Present
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 7
1963 - Present
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 8
1963 - 2016
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 9
1963 - Present
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 10
1963 - Present
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 11
1963 - Present
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 12
Among people born in United States, Michael Jordan ranks 267 out of 15,968. Before him are Jack Kerouac (1922), J. Edgar Hoover (1895), Charles Francis Richter (1900), O. J. Simpson (1947), Desmond Doss (1919), and Shirley Temple (1928). After him are Diane Keaton (1946), Hugh Hefner (1926), Philip Kotler (1931), Leonardo DiCaprio (1974), Bette Davis (1908), and Gwyneth Paltrow (1972).
1922 - 1969
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 261
1895 - 1972
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 262
1900 - 1985
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 263
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 264
1919 - 2006
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 265
1928 - 2014
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 266
1963 - Present
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 267
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 268
1926 - 2017
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 269
1931 - Present
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 270
1974 - Present
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 271
1908 - 1989
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 272
1972 - Present
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 273
Among basketball players born in United States, Michael Jordan ranks 1. After him are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947), Wilt Chamberlain (1936), Shaquille O'Neal (1972), Bill Russell (1934), Magic Johnson (1959), Dennis Rodman (1961), Larry Bird (1956), Kobe Bryant (1978), Jerry West (1938), Clyde Drexler (1962), and Scottie Pippen (1965).
1963 - Present
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 1
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