Basketball Player
Sam Lacey
1948 - 2014
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Sam Lacey
Samuel Lacey (March 28, 1948 – March 14, 2014) was an American basketball player. He spent the majority of his career with the Royals/Kings franchise. Lacey was selected as an all-star while playing for the Kings in 1975, and eventually had his number 44 retired by them. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Lacey is the 648th most popular basketball player (down from 277th in 2024), the 16,008th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,194th in 2019) and the 358th most popular American Basketball Player.
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Among Basketball Players
Among basketball players, Sam Lacey ranks 648 out of 1,757. Before him are Kelly Oubre Jr., LaMarcus Aldridge, Carlos Arroyo, Jonas Mačiulis, Ömer Aşık, and Kristaps Porziņģis. After him are Sam Cassell, Reggie Lewis, Latrell Sprewell, Marvin Bagley III, Wang Zhizhi, and Delonte West.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKelly Oubre Jr.
1995 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 642
LaMarcus Aldridge
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 643
Carlos Arroyo
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 644
Jonas Mačiulis
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 645
Ömer Aşık
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 646
Kristaps Porziņģis
1995 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 647
Sam Lacey
1948 - 2014
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 648
Sam Cassell
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 649
Reggie Lewis
1965 - 1993
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 650
Latrell Sprewell
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 651
Marvin Bagley III
1999 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 652
Wang Zhizhi
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 653
Delonte West
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 654
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Sam Lacey ranks 785. Before him are Carol Bartz, Nell Carter, Jay Thomas, Penelope Milford, Austin Carr, and Dennis Waterman. After him are Raman Parimala, Shobhaa De, Tito Sotto, Colin Todd, Fred Brown, and Trevor Cherry. Among people deceased in 2014, Sam Lacey ranks 572. Before him are Deven Verma, Herb Jeffries, Ronny Jordan, Ihor Kostenko, Thomas Menino, and Skye McCole Bartusiak. After him are Reyhaneh Jabbari, Barbara Murray, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Christine Cavanaugh, Caldwell Jones, and Morteza Pashaei.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsCarol Bartz
BUSINESSPERSON
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 779
Nell Carter
ACTOR
1948 - 2003
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 780
Jay Thomas
ACTOR
1948 - 2017
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 781
Penelope Milford
ACTOR
1948 - 2025
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 782
Austin Carr
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 783
Dennis Waterman
ACTOR
1948 - 2022
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 784
Sam Lacey
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - 2014
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 785
Raman Parimala
MATHEMATICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 786
Shobhaa De
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 787
Tito Sotto
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 788
Colin Todd
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 789
Fred Brown
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 790
Trevor Cherry
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 791
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsDeven Verma
ACTOR
1937 - 2014
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 566
Herb Jeffries
ACTOR
1913 - 2014
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 567
Ronny Jordan
MUSICIAN
1962 - 2014
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 568
Ihor Kostenko
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1991 - 2014
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 569
Thomas Menino
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2014
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 570
Skye McCole Bartusiak
ACTOR
1992 - 2014
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 571
Sam Lacey
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - 2014
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 572
Reyhaneh Jabbari
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1988 - 2014
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 573
Barbara Murray
ACTOR
1929 - 2014
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 574
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
ATHLETE
1980 - 2014
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 575
Christine Cavanaugh
ACTOR
1963 - 2014
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 576
Caldwell Jones
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1950 - 2014
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 577
Morteza Pashaei
SINGER
1984 - 2014
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 578
In United States
Among people born in United States, Sam Lacey ranks 16,009 out of NaN. After him are Sam Cassell (1969), Reggie Lewis (1965), Peggie Castle (1927), Carmen Hart (1984), Ben Shenkman (1968), Joseph Finder (1958), Cleanth Brooks (1906), Maika Monroe (1993), Alexandra Shipp (1991), Joni James (1930), Toro y Moi (1986), and Evan Spiegel (1990).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSam Lacey
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - 2014
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 16,009
Sam Cassell
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 16,010
Reggie Lewis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1965 - 1993
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 16,011
Peggie Castle
ACTOR
1927 - 1973
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 16,012
Carmen Hart
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 16,013
Ben Shenkman
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 16,014
Joseph Finder
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 16,015
Cleanth Brooks
WRITER
1906 - 1994
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 16,016
Maika Monroe
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 16,017
Alexandra Shipp
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 16,018
Joni James
SINGER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 16,019
Toro y Moi
MUSICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 16,020
Evan Spiegel
BUSINESSPERSON
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 16,021
Among Basketball Players In United States
Among basketball players born in United States, Sam Lacey ranks 358. Before him are Derek Harper (1961), Mo Bamba (1998), Jayson Tatum (1998), Anthony Mason (1966), Kelly Oubre Jr. (1995), and LaMarcus Aldridge (1985). After him are Sam Cassell (1969), Reggie Lewis (1965), Latrell Sprewell (1970), Marvin Bagley III (1999), Delonte West (1983), and Shane Larkin (1992).
Derek Harper
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 352
Mo Bamba
1998 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 353
Jayson Tatum
1998 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 354
Anthony Mason
1966 - 2015
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 355
Kelly Oubre Jr.
1995 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 356
LaMarcus Aldridge
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 357
Sam Lacey
1948 - 2014
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 358
Sam Cassell
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 359
Reggie Lewis
1965 - 1993
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 360
Latrell Sprewell
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 361
Marvin Bagley III
1999 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 362
Delonte West
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 363
Shane Larkin
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 364



















































