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Dirk Nowitzki

1978 - Today

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Dirk Werner Nowitzki (German pronunciation: [ˈdɪʁk noˈvɪtski] ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), he is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time and is considered by many to be the greatest European player of all time. In 2021, he was selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. In 2023, Nowitzki was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dirk Nowitzki is the 88th most popular basketball player (down from 36th in 2019), the 3,902nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,652nd in 2019) and the most popular German Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Dirk Nowitzki ranks 88 out of 1,757. Before him are Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Maurice Cheeks, Allen Iverson, Nate Thurmond, and Ettore Messina. After him are A. C. Green, JJ Redick, Bobby Jones, Charlie Scott, Yao Ming, and Dino Meneghin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Dirk Nowitzki ranks 74. Before him are Lauren German, Mike Flanagan, Jeton Kelmendi, Geremi, Jamie Carragher, and Rio Ferdinand. After him are Tom Ellis, Stana Katic, Eiður Guðjohnsen, Anthony Mackie, Danai Gurira, and Luis Fonsi.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Dirk Nowitzki ranks 3,904 out of 7,253. Before him are Rolf Hoppe (1930), Paul Mebus (1920), Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer (1782), Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg (1547), Grete Hermann (1901), and André Schürrle (1990). After him are Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1846), Johanna Klier (1952), Sophie Menter (1846), Joachim Heinrich Campe (1746), Otto Graf Lambsdorff (1926), and Werner Klemperer (1920).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Germany

Among basketball players born in Germany, Dirk Nowitzki ranks 1. After him are Kiki VanDeWeghe (1958), Detlef Schrempf (1963), Dennis Schröder (1993), Shawn Bradley (1972), Maxi Kleber (1992), Daniel Theis (1992), Tibor Pleiß (1989), Maodo Lô (1992), Moritz Wagner (1997), Dalibor Bagarić (1980), and Carlos Boozer (1981).

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