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Elgin Baylor

1934 - 2021

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Elgin Gay Baylor ( EL-jin; September 16, 1934 – March 22, 2021) was an American professional basketball player, coach, and executive. He played 14 seasons as a forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers. Baylor was a gifted shooter, a strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer, who was best known for his trademark hanging jump shot. The No. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elgin Baylor is the 48th most popular basketball player (down from 26th in 2019), the 3,907th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,707th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Elgin Baylor ranks 48 out of 1,757. Before him are James Harden, Derrick Rose, Jim "Bad News" Barnes, Bogdan Tanjević, Jimmy Butler, and Karl Malone. After him are Ben Wallace, Bob Pettit, George Mikan, Dragan Kićanović, Alexander Gomelsky, and Vladimir Tkachenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Elgin Baylor ranks 184. Before him are George Segal, Eddie Fenech Adami, Robert D. Hare, Vernon Dobtcheff, George Hilton, and Peter Berling. After him are Maureen Connolly, Eva Mozes Kor, Steve Lacy, Fou Ts'ong, Giancarlo Baghetti, and Lev Polugaevsky. Among people deceased in 2021, Elgin Baylor ranks 201. Before him are Dani Karavan, Horst Eckel, Kjell Askildsen, Yevhen Marchuk, Benigno Aquino III, and Gustavo Noboa. After him are Pilar Bardem, Dilip Kumar, Andrey Myagkov, Vasily Lanovoy, Françoise Arnoul, and Ronald Inglehart.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elgin Baylor ranks 3,907 out of 20,380. Before him are Jean Smart (1951), Augustine Washington (1694), James Michael Harvey (1949), Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1929), Jeff Buckley (1966), and Christopher Connelly (1941). After him are Clyde Cessna (1879), James B. Donovan (1916), Walter Cronkite (1916), Nadia Cassini (1949), Maureen Connolly (1934), and Richard Carlson (1912).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Elgin Baylor ranks 33. Before him are Doug Collins (1951), James Harden (1989), Derrick Rose (1988), Jim "Bad News" Barnes (1941), Jimmy Butler (1989), and Karl Malone (1963). After him are Ben Wallace (1974), Bob Pettit (1932), George Mikan (1924), Anthony Davis (1993), Bob Cousy (1928), and John Havlicek (1940).

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