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Dikembe Mutombo

1966 - 2024

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Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (June 25, 1966 – September 30, 2024) was a Congolese-American professional basketball player. He played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Mount Mutombo" for his defensive prowess, he is commonly regarded as one of the best shot-blockers and defensive players of all time. Outside of basketball, he was known for his humanitarian work. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dikembe Mutombo is the 10th most popular basketball player (up from 138th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo (up from 27th in 2019) and the most popular Congolese Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Dikembe Mutombo ranks 10 out of 1,757. Before him are Scottie Pippen, Wilt Chamberlain, Dražen Dalipagić, Stephen Curry, Sam Jones, and Bill Russell. After him are David Robinson, Magic Johnson, Clyde Drexler, K. C. Jones, Vlade Divac, and Kobe Bryant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Dikembe Mutombo ranks 23. Before him are Zoran Milanović, Mikhail Mishustin, René Higuita, Roman Abramovich, Halle Berry, and Robin Wright. After him are Carolyn R. Bertozzi, David Cameron, Didier Queloz, Liz Cheney, Kiefer Sutherland, and Dan Schneider. Among people deceased in 2024, Dikembe Mutombo ranks 73. Before him are Renato Martino, Carl Weathers, Kurt Hamrin, Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Nikolai Ryzhkov, and Salvatore Schillaci. After him are Andrew Schally, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, Angelo Amato, Marcello Gandini, Daniel Dennett, and Karl-Heinz Schnellinger.

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dikembe Mutombo ranks 7 out of 107. Before him are Patrice Lumumba (1925), Mobutu Sese Seko (1930), Moïse Tshombe (1919), Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939), Denis Mukwege (1955), and Claude Makélélé (1973). After him are Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (1960), Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1939), Antoine Gizenga (1925), Joseph Kabila (1971), and Étienne Tshisekedi (1932).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among basketball players born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dikembe Mutombo ranks 1. After him are D. J. Mbenga (1980), Jonathan Tabu (1985), Bismack Biyombo (1992), Christian Eyenga (1989), Jonathan Kuminga (2002), Emmanuel Mudiay (1996), and Charles Kahudi (1986).

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