List of basketball players
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This is a list of the 600 best-known basketball players, ranked by reach: how many Wikipedia languages and sister sites have a page about each one.
| # | Name | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Michael JordanAmerican basketball player and businessman (born 1963) | 63 |
| 2 |  Kobe BryantAmerican basketball player (1978–2020) | 1978–2020 |
| 3 | _(cropped2).jpg/120px-LeBron_James_(51959977144)_(cropped2).jpg){kind=small} LeBron JamesAmerican basketball player (born 1984) | 41 |
| 4 | .jpg/120px-MClarkeDuncan021109-R106_(50094589037).jpg){kind=small} Michael Clarke DuncanAmerican actor (1957–2012) | 1957–2012 |
| 5 |  Kareem Abdul-JabbarAmerican basketball player (born 1947) | 79 |
| 6 | .jpg/120px-Shaquille_O'Neal_October_2017_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Shaquille O'NealAmerican basketball player (born 1972) | 54 |
| 7 | _(cropped).jpg/120px-Magic_Johnson_at_SXSW_2022_(51958828669)_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Magic JohnsonAmerican basketball player and entrepreneur (born 1959) | 67 |
| 8 |  Michael CrichtonAmerican author, screenwriter, film director (1942–2008) | 1942–2008 |
| 9 | .jpg/120px-Edi_Rama_(2024-02-29).jpg){kind=small} Edi RamaPrime Minister of Albania since 2013 (born 1964) | 62 |
| 10 |  Larry BirdAmerican basketball player and coach (born 1956) | 69 |
| 11 | _(cropped).jpg/120px-Stephen_Curry_Shooting_(cropped)_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Stephen CurryAmerican basketball player (born 1988) | born 1988 |
| 12 |  Carl LewisUS track & field athlete | 65 |
| 13 |  Kevin DurantAmerican basketball player (born 1988) | 38 |
| 14 | .jpg/120px-Pacquiao_and_Didal_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Manny PacquiaoFilipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor, politician and philanthropist | 47 |
| 15 | .jpg/120px-Nick_Nolte_2008_(2544500287).jpg){kind=small} Nick NolteAmerican actor (born 1941) | 85 |
| 16 |  Wilt ChamberlainAmerican basketball player (1936–1999) | 1936–1999 |
| 17 | .jpg/120px-Bill_russell_dribbling_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Bill RussellAmerican basketball player (1934–2022) | 1934–2022 |
| 18 | .jpg/120px-Mahershala_Ali_(29953410761).jpg){kind=small} Mahershala AliAmerican actor (born 1974) | 52 |
| 19 |  Charles BarkleyAmerican basketball player (born 1963) | 63 |
| 20 | .jpg/120px-J%C3%BCri_Ratas_2017-05-25_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Jüri RatasEstonian politician (born 1978) | 48 |
| 21 |  Tim DuncanAmerican basketball player (born 1976) | 50 |
| 22 | .jpg/120px-Yao_Ming_in_Beijing_in_2016_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Yao MingChinese basketball player (born 1980) | 46 |
| 23 | _(cropped).jpg/120px-Dennis_Rodman_02_(34649289162)_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Dennis RodmanAmerican basketball player (born 1961) | 65 |
| 24 |  Dirk NowitzkiGerman basketball player (born 1978) | 48 |
| 25 | _(cropped).jpg/120px-Giannis_Antetokounmpo_(51915153421)_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Giannis AntetokounmpoNigerian-Greek basketball player (born 1994) | 31 |
| 26 |  Caitlyn JennerAmerican media personality and retired decathlete | 77 |
| 27 |  George FloydAfrican American man who was a victim of police violence in the United States, killed by Derek Chauvin | 1973–2020 |
| 28 | .jpg/120px-Nigerian_President_Buhari_Stands_With_Secretary_Kerry%2C_U.S._Delegation_After_They_Attended_His_Inauguration_Ceremony_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Hakeem OlajuwonNigerian-American basketball player | 63 |
| 29 |  Jim ThorpeAmerican track and field athlete and baseball player (1888-1953) | 1888–1953 |
| 30 |  Dwyane WadeAmerican basketball player (born 1982) | 44 |
| 31 |  James NaismithCanadian-American coach; inventor of basketball | 1861–1939 |
| 32 |  Karl MaloneAmerican basketball player (born 1963) | 63 |
| 33 |  Allen IversonAmerican basketball player (born 1975) | 51 |
| 34 |  Dražen PetrovićCroatian basketball player (1964–1993) | 1964–1993 |
| 35 | _(cropped1).jpg/120px-Luka_Doncic_(51914951721)_(cropped1).jpg){kind=small} Luka DončićSlovenian basketball player (born 1999) | 27 |
| 36 | .jpg/120px-Pete_Hegseth_Official_Portrait_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Pete HegsethUnited States Secretary of Defense | 46 |
| 37 | .jpg/120px-Derrick_Rose_(37670935991).jpg){kind=small} Derrick RoseAmerican basketball player (born 1988) | 38 |
| 38 | _(cropped).jpg/120px-Jackie_Joyner-Kersee_(2)_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Jackie Joyner-KerseeAmerican track and field athlete | 64 |
| 39 | _(cropped).jpg/120px-Chris_Paul_(2022_All-Star_Weekend)_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Chris PaulAmerican basketball player (born 1985) | 41 |
| 40 |  Tom SelleckAmerican actor (born 1945) | 81 |
| 41 |  Arvydas SabonisLithuanian basketball player and executive | 61 |
| 42 |  Kyrie IrvingAmerican basketball player (born 1992) | 34 |
| 43 | .png/120px-Pau_Gasol_2022_(cropped).png){kind=small} Pau GasolSpanish basketball player (born 1980) | 46 |
| 44 |  Paul RobesonAmerican singer, actor, and political activist (1898–1976) | 1898–1976 |
| 45 | _(cropped).jpg/120px-Russell_Westbrook_(March_21%2C_2022)_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Russell WestbrookAmerican basketball player (born 1988) | 37 |
| 46 | .jpg/120px-Scottie_Pippen_5-2-22_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Scottie PippenAmerican basketball player (born 1965) | 61 |
| 47 | .jpg/120px-Tony_Parker_France_20260628_(5).jpg){kind=small} Tony ParkerFrench basketball player (born 1982) | 44 |
| 48 |  Bob BeamonAmerican track and field athlete | 80 |
| 49 | .jpg/120px-Harden_dribbling_midcourt%2C_Cavaliers_vs_Nets_on_January_17%2C_2022_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} James HardenAmerican basketball player (born 1989) | 37 |
| 50 |  Jerry WestAmerican basketball player and executive (1938-2024) | 1938–2024 |
| 51 |  Kevin GarnettAmerican basketball player (born 1976) | 50 |
| 52 | .jpg/120px-Carmelo_Anthony_-_51958670372_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Carmelo AnthonyAmerican basketball player (born 1984) | 42 |
| 53 |  Steve NashCanadian basketball player and coach | 52 |
| 54 | .jpg/120px-Nikola_Jokic_free_throw_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Nikola JokićSerbian basketball player (born 1995) | 31 |
| 55 | _(cropped).jpg/120px-HOTSPOTATL_-_21_Savage_%26_J.Cole_Light_Birthday_Bash_ATL_2023_On_FIRE_(xu6HKf40MX0_-_2m38s)_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} J. ColeAmerican rapper and record producer (born 1985) | 41 |
| 56 | .jpeg/120px-Julius_Erving_%E2%80%93_76ers_(1).jpeg){kind=small} Julius ErvingAmerican basketball player (born 1950) | 76 |
| 57 | .jpg/120px-Anthony_Davis_pre-game_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Anthony DavisAmerican basketball player (born 1993) | 33 |
| 58 |  John StocktonAmerican basketball player (born 1962) | 64 |
| 59 |  Marion JonesAmerican athlete | 51 |
| 60 |  Blake GriffinAmerican basketball player (born 1989) | 37 |
| 61 | .jpeg/120px-Bob_Cousy_(1).jpeg){kind=small} Bob CousyAmerican basketball player and coach (born 1928) | 98 |
| 62 | .jpg/120px-Dwight_Howard_pre-game_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Dwight HowardAmerican basketball player (born 1985) | 40 |
| 63 | .jpg/120px-1_kawhi_leonard_2019_nba_finals_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Kawhi LeonardAmerican basketball player (born 1991) | 35 |
| 64 | .jpg/120px-Klay_Thompson_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Klay ThompsonAmerican basketball player (born 1990) | 36 |
| 65 |  Ray AllenAmerican basketball player (born 1975) | 51 |
| 66 |  Dikembe MutomboCongolese-American basketball player (1966–2024) | 1966–2024 |
| 67 | .jpg/120px-Glenn_Jacobs_(2023).jpg){kind=small} KaneAmerican professional wrestler, actor, and politician | 59 |
| 68 | .jpg/120px-Paul_Pierce_2008-01-13_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Paul PierceAmerican basketball player (born 1977) | 49 |
| 69 | .jpg/120px-Brittney_Griner_3_(cropped2).jpg){kind=small} Brittney GrinerAmerican basketball player (born 1990) | 36 |
| 70 |  Chris BoshAmerican basketball player (born 1984) | 42 |
| 71 | .jpg/120px-David_Robinson_(Team_USA).jpg){kind=small} David RobinsonAmerican basketball player (born 1965) | 61 |
| 72 | .jpg/120px-Jeremy_Lin_with_the_Knicks_and_reporters_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Jeremy LinTaiwanese-American basketball player | 38 |
| 73 | _(cropped).jpg/120px-Jim_Brown_(1961)_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Jim BrownAmerican football player and actor (1936–2023) | 1936–2023 |
| 74 | .jpg/120px-Manu_Ginobili_Spurs-Magic011_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Manu GinóbiliArgentine basketball player (born 1977) | 49 |
| 75 | .jpg/120px-Moses_Malone_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Moses MaloneAmerican basketball player (1955–2015) | 1955–2015 |
| 76 |  Phil JacksonAmerican basketball player, coach and executive | 81 |
| 77 |  Reggie MillerAmerican basketball player (born 1965) | 61 |
| 78 | .jpg/120px-Vlade_Divac_2016-mc.rs_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Vlade DivacSerbian basketball player (born 1968) | 58 |
| 79 | _(cropped).jpg/120px-Mildred_%22Babe%22_Didrikson_Zaharias%2C_1911-1956_(portrait)_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Babe Didrikson ZahariasAmerican golfer and athlete | 1911–1956 |
| 80 |  Damian LillardAmerican basketball player (born 1990) | 36 |
| 81 |  Oscar RobertsonAmerican basketball player (born 1938) | 87 |
| 82 |  Marc GasolSpanish basketball player (born 1985) | 41 |
| 83 |  Metta Sandiford-ArtestAmerican basketball player (born 1979) | 46 |
| 84 |  Paul WightAmerican professional wrestler and actor | 54 |
| 85 | .jpg/120px-Toni_Kukoc_081423_cropped_(cropped1).jpg){kind=small} Toni KukočCroatian basketball player (born 1968) | 58 |
| 86 |  Tracy McGradyAmerican basketball player (born 1979) | 47 |
| 87 | .jpg/120px-Billups_coach_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Chauncey BillupsAmerican basketball player and coach | 50 |
| 88 | _(cropped).jpg/120px-Devin_Booker_(30362063153)_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Devin BookerAmerican basketball player (born 1996) | 30 |
| 89 |  Franz VranitzkyAustrian chancellor | 89 |
| 90 | .jpg/120px-Isiah_Thomas_2007_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Isiah ThomasAmerican basketball player, coach, executive | 65 |
| 91 |  Jason KiddAmerican basketball player and coach | 53 |
| 92 |  Patrick EwingJamaican-American basketball player | 64 |
| 93 | .jpg/120px-1_paul_george_2026_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Paul GeorgeAmerican basketball player (born 1990) | 36 |
| 94 | _(cropped).jpg/120px-Ricky_Rubio_(51657225617)_(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Ricky RubioSpanish basketball player (born 1990) | 36 |
| 95 | _by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93108.jpg/120px-2023-08-09_Deutschland_gegen_Kanada_(Basketball-L%C3%A4nderspiel)_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93108.jpg){kind=small} Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderCanadian basketball player (born 1998) | 28 |
| 96 | .jpg/120px-Vince_Carter_2013-03-25_(1).jpg){kind=small} Vince CarterAmerican basketball player (born 1977) | 49 |
| 97 |  Andrei KirilenkoRussian basketball player (born 1981) | 45 |
| 98 | .jpg/120px-Elgin_Baylor_Night_program-(cropped).jpg){kind=small} Elgin BaylorAmerican basketball player, coach, and executive (1934–2021) | 1934–2021 |
| 99 |  Hidayet TürkoğluTurkish basketball player (born 1979) | 47 |
| 100 |  John HavlicekAmerican basketball player (1940–2019) | 1940–2019 |