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Dino Meneghin

1950 - Today

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Dino Meneghin (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdiːno meneˈɡin], Venetian: [meneˈɡiŋ]; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghin was born in Alano di Piave, Veneto (northeast Italy). On 20 November 1966, when he was 16 years old, he played in his first game in the Italian League, with Ignis Varese. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dino Meneghin is the 94th most popular basketball player (down from 89th in 2019), the 3,218th most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,231st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Dino Meneghin ranks 94 out of 1,757Before him are Dirk Nowitzki, A. C. Green, JJ Redick, Bobby Jones, Charlie Scott, and Yao Ming. After him are Tatyana Ovechkina, Muggsy Bogues, Isiah Thomas, Tony Parker, Dick Boushka, and Wes Unseld.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Dino Meneghin ranks 292Before him are Princess Nora of Liechtenstein, Nelinho, Joe Bugner, Gérard Lanvin, Jon Polito, and John Terry. After him are Lino Červar, Derek de Lint, Andrea Riccardi, Renate Stecher, Luis Alberto Spinetta, and Maggie MacNeal.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Dino Meneghin ranks 3,219 out of 5,161Before him are Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius (-200), Valerio Massimo Manfredi (1942), Marcus Thuram (1997), Giottino (1324), Ugo Pignotti (1908), and Lorenzo Antonetti (1922). After him are Alberto Braglia (1883), Mario Perazzolo (1911), Andrea Riccardi (1950), Francesco Araja (1709), Francesco Erizzo (1566), and Tommaso Ceva (1648).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Italy

Among basketball players born in Italy, Dino Meneghin ranks 2Before him are Ettore Messina (1959). After him are Cesare Rubini (1923), Sergio Scariolo (1961), Pierluigi Marzorati (1952), Reggie Jackson (1990), Danilo Gallinari (1988), Marco Belinelli (1986), Nicolò Melli (1991), Gianluca Basile (1975), Luigi Datome (1987), and Gianmarco Pozzecco (1972).