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Dominique Wilkins

1960 - Today

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Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12, 1960) is a French-born American former professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Wilkins is a nine-time NBA All-Star, a seven-time All-NBA Team member and is widely viewed as one of the most acrobatic slam dunkers in NBA history, earning the nickname "the Human Highlight Film". In October 2021, he was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. Wilkins is the leader in most years with the Hawks, 12 seasons, the most games played in Hawks franchise history, with 882, the most minutes played with 32,545, the most career points with 23,292, and the most points per game, with 26.4 points per game. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dominique Wilkins is the 133rd most popular basketball player (down from 95th in 2019), the 4,434th most popular biography from France (down from 4,084th in 2019) and the most popular French Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Dominique Wilkins ranks 133 out of 1,757. Before him are Alexander Belov, Bob McAdoo, Predrag Danilović, Larry Brown, Reggie Miller, and Alzhan Zharmukhamedov. After him are Carlos Blixen, Manu Ginóbili, Borislav Stanković, Chuck Daly, Lauren Jackson, and Mark Jackson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Dominique Wilkins ranks 268. Before him are Meg Tilly, José Eduardo Agualusa, David L. Rabinowitz, Željko Šturanović, Viktor Lazlo, and Simon Gallup. After him are Gilbert Diendéré, Glenn Strömberg, Shinji Tanaka, Dominic Miller, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, and Pruitt Taylor Vince.

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In France

Among people born in France, Dominique Wilkins ranks 4,434 out of 6,770. Before him are Augustin Chantrel (1906), Joseph Roumanille (1818), Jean Barraqué (1928), Victor Puiseux (1820), Jean-Dominique Senard (1953), and Félicien David (1810). After him are Pierre Tchernia (1928), Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe (1729), François Bonlieu (1937), Marcel Amont (1929), Raymond Abellio (1907), and Tonie Marshall (1951).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In France

Among basketball players born in France, Dominique Wilkins ranks 1. After him are Michel Bonnevie (1921), André Buffière (1922), Victor Wembanyama (2004), Nando de Colo (1987), Evan Fournier (1992), Antoine Rigaudeau (1971), Vincent Collet (1963), Thomas Heurtel (1989), Boris Diaw (1982), Nicolas Batum (1988), and Rudy Gobert (1992).

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