1942 - 2023
Willis Reed Jr. (June 25, 1942 – March 21, 2023) was an American professional basketball player, coach, and general manager. He spent his entire ten-year pro playing career (1964–1974) with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willis Reed has received more than 1,439,232 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Willis Reed is the 80th most popular basketball player (down from 72nd in 2019), the 5,350th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,368th in 2019) and the 48th most popular American Basketball Player.
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Among basketball players, Willis Reed ranks 80 out of 1,268. Before him are Steve Kerr, Vinko Jelovac, Jerry Lucas, Dino Meneghin, Ivo Daneu, and Zoran Slavnić. After him are Manu Ginóbili, Petar Skansi, Marion Jones, Vladimir Tkachenko, Ray Allen, and George Gervin.
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 74
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 75
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 76
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 77
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 78
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 79
1942 - 2023
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 80
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 81
1943 - 2022
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 82
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 83
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 84
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 85
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 86
Among people born in 1942, Willis Reed ranks 374. Before him are Beverly Aadland, Arthur Brown, Aritatsu Ogi, José Serra, Shukri Ghanem, and The Iron Sheik. After him are Madeline Kahn, Irm Hermann, Modibo Keita, Bo Hopkins, Lupe Ontiveros, and Gérard Pirès. Among people deceased in 2023, Willis Reed ranks 216. Before him are Greta Andersen, Josephine Chaplin, Alfredo M. Bonanno, Meir Shalev, Frances Sternhagen, and The Iron Sheik. After him are Francisco Ibáñez Talavera, Bo Larsson, Giuliano Montaldo, Karl-Josef Rauber, Marouf al-Bakhit, and Vyacheslav Zaytsev.
1942 - 2010
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 368
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 369
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 370
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 371
1942 - 2012
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 372
1942 - 2023
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 373
1942 - 2023
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 374
1942 - 1999
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 375
1942 - 2020
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 376
1942 - 2021
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 377
1942 - 2022
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 378
1942 - 2012
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 379
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 380
1927 - 2023
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 210
1949 - 2023
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 211
1937 - 2023
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 212
1948 - 2023
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 213
1930 - 2023
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 214
1942 - 2023
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 215
1942 - 2023
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 216
1936 - 2023
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 217
1944 - 2023
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 218
1930 - 2023
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 219
1934 - 2023
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 220
1947 - 2023
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 221
1952 - 2023
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 222
Among people born in United States, Willis Reed ranks 5,350 out of 18,182. Before him are David Rittenhouse (1732), Manny Ayulo (1921), Billie Burke (1884), Mississippi John Hurt (1892), John Warner (1927), and Carl Icahn (1936). After him are Phyllis Schlafly (1924), Kim Raver (1969), Kim Dickens (1965), Michael Gross (1947), Samuel Brannan (1819), and Ray Barretto (1929).
1732 - 1796
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 5,344
1921 - 1955
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 5,345
1884 - 1970
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 5,346
1892 - 1966
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 5,347
1927 - 2021
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 5,348
1936 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 5,349
1942 - 2023
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 5,350
1924 - 2016
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 5,351
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 5,352
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 5,353
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 5,354
1819 - 1889
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 5,355
1929 - 2006
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 5,356
Among basketball players born in United States, Willis Reed ranks 48. Before him are Isaiah Thomas (1989), Elvin Hayes (1945), Nate Thurmond (1941), Nikos Galis (1957), Jerry Sloan (1942), and Jerry Lucas (1940). After him are Marion Jones (1975), Ray Allen (1975), George Gervin (1952), Wes Unseld (1946), Gary Payton (1968), and Larry Brown (1940).
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 42
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 43
1941 - 2016
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 44
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 45
1942 - 2020
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 46
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 47
1942 - 2023
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 48
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 49
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 50
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 51
1946 - 2020
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 52
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 53
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 54