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Billy Cunningham

1943 - Today

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William John Cunningham (born June 3, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the Kangaroo Kid for his leaping and record-setting rebounding abilities. He spent a total of 17 seasons with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers (nine as player, eight as coach), and two seasons as a player with the Carolina Cougars of the ABA. One of basketball's all-time greats, Cunningham was elected to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame and honored by selection to both the NBA's 50th and 75th Anniversary Teams as one of its legendary players, as well as to the ABA All-Time Team. He was further honored in 1990 when he was selected as part of the 1st class to enter the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame. Cunningham was All-ACC, the ACC Player of the Year, and an All-American in college, later named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team honoring the fifty best players in Atlantic Coast Conference history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Cunningham is the 16,431st most popular politician (down from 15,252nd in 2024), the 9,766th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,787th in 2019) and the 737th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Billy Cunningham ranks 16,431 out of 19,576. Before him are Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Nazi-Maruttash, Ute Bock, José Ruperto Monagas, Dmytro Firtash, and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. After him are Andrii Sybiha, David Bernhardt, Piyassili, Yekta Uzunoglu, John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, and Janez Evangelist Krek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Billy Cunningham ranks 601. Before him are Don Stroud, Catherine E. Coulson, Mariann Fischer Boel, Daniel Brandenstein, Luis Regueiro, and Gavin Bryars. After him are Peter Struck, Vern Schuppan, Willie Davenport, John Pendry, Lasse Holm, and Gail Goodrich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Cunningham ranks 9,768 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry Charles Carey (1793), John Abizaid (1951), Richard Scarry (1919), Helen Slater (1963), Bootsy Collins (1951), and Alvah Meyer (1888). After him are Alan Washbond (1899), Horatio Parker (1863), Percy Heath (1923), Edgar Bergen (1903), Robin Hartshorne (1938), and David Bernhardt (1969).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Billy Cunningham ranks 737. Before him are Anthony W. Gardiner (1820), Adriano Directo Emperado (1926), Clare Boothe Luce (1903), Edward Givens (1930), Steven Mnuchin (1962), and Tim Ryan (1973). After him are David Bernhardt (1969), Cory Booker (1969), Thomas F. Bayard (1828), Bob Mathias (1930), Hugo Black (1886), and Fred M. Vinson (1890).

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