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Dick Barnett

1936 - 2025

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Richard Barnett (October 2, 1936 – April 27, 2025) was an American professional basketball player who was a shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Syracuse Nationals, Los Angeles Lakers, and New York Knicks. He won two NBA championships with the Knicks. Barnett was also a member of the Cleveland Pipers in the American Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Tennessee A&I State Tigers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Dick Barnett is the 201st most popular basketball player (up from 469th in 2024), the 9,280th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,116th in 2019) and the 117th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Dick Barnett ranks 201 out of 1,757. Before him are Tomás Herrera Martínez, James Worthy, Stojko Vranković, Stepas Butautas, Rasho Nesterović, and Sergio Scariolo. After him are Mike Miller, Ray Allen, Russell Westbrook, Ivan Edeshko, John Kundla, and Alex Len.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Dick Barnett ranks 472. Before him are Yury Osipov, Juan Seminario, Leon O. Chua, Enric Gensana, Kjell Grede, and Vladimir Resin. After him are Ihor Turchyn, Claudio Barrientos, Robert A. Parker, Hannu Salama, Carl Kaufmann, and Lawrence Gordon. Among people deceased in 2025, Dick Barnett ranks 366. Before him are Alexander Mitta, Martin Cruz Smith, Pauline Collins, Csaba Köves, Max Lorenz, and Ludo Dierckxsens. After him are Chuck Mangione, Niilo Halonen, Josef Černý, Tomo Sakurai, Kęstutis Šapka, and Manuel Lapuente.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dick Barnett ranks 9,283 out of 20,380. Before him are George Follmer (1934), Kenneth Lay (1942), Aida Turturro (1962), Midori (1968), Sterling Price (1809), William J. Casey (1913), and Terry Kath (1946). After him are Michael Paul Chan (1950), Ben Burtt (1948), Lisa Marie (1968), Paul A. Rothchild (1935), and Mike Miller (1980).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Dick Barnett ranks 117. Before him are Dell Curry (1964), Donovan Mitchell (1996), Spencer Haywood (1949), Vince Boryla (1927), Walt Bellamy (1939), and James Worthy (1961). After him are Mike Miller (1980), Ray Allen (1975), Russell Westbrook (1988), John Kundla (1916), Vince Carter (1977), and Hal Greer (1936).

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