BASKETBALL PLAYER
Ettore Messina
1959 - Today

Ettore Messina
Ettore Messina (born 30 September 1959) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He has won four EuroLeague championships as a head coach. Messina is regarded as one of the best European basketball coaches of all time, having been named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors in 2008. He was named the Italian League's Best Coach three times, in the years 1998, 2001, and 2005. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ettore Messina is the 87th most popular basketball player (down from 77th in 2019), the 3,163rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,133rd in 2019) and the most popular Italian Basketball Player.
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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Among basketball players, Ettore Messina ranks 87 out of 1,757. Before him are Zoran Slavnić, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Maurice Cheeks, Allen Iverson, and Nate Thurmond. After him are Dirk Nowitzki, A. C. Green, JJ Redick, Bobby Jones, Charlie Scott, and Yao Ming.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZoran Slavnić
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 81
Charles Barkley
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 82
Patrick Ewing
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 83
Maurice Cheeks
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 84
Allen Iverson
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 85
Nate Thurmond
1941 - 2016
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 86
Ettore Messina
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 87
Dirk Nowitzki
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 88
A. C. Green
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 89
JJ Redick
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 90
Bobby Jones
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 91
Charlie Scott
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 92
Yao Ming
1980 - Present
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 93
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Ettore Messina ranks 201. Before him are Carlos Vila Nova, Lee Haney, Toshihiko Okimune, Dominique Dunne, Wavel Ramkalawan, and Pete Burns. After him are Naoji Ito, Antonio Pappano, Cindy Blackman Santana, Blixa Bargeld, Marcus Miller, and Daniel Sturla.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsCarlos Vila Nova
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 195
Lee Haney
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 196
Toshihiko Okimune
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 197
Dominique Dunne
ACTOR
1959 - 1982
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 198
Wavel Ramkalawan
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 199
Pete Burns
MUSICIAN
1959 - 2016
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 200
Ettore Messina
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 201
Naoji Ito
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 202
Antonio Pappano
CONDUCTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 203
Cindy Blackman Santana
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 204
Blixa Bargeld
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 205
Marcus Miller
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 206
Daniel Sturla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 207
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Ettore Messina ranks 3,164 out of 5,161. Before him are Giancarlo De Sisti (1943), Vittorio Adorni (1937), Sempronia (-200), Nicola Piovani (1946), Giancarlo Ferrari (1942), and Ottavio Bianchi (1943). After him are Lucius Marcius Philippus (-141), Lino Banfi (1936), Bruno Ruffo (1920), Nilde Iotti (1920), Carlo Ubbiali (1929), and Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa (1854).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsGiancarlo De Sisti
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 3,158
Vittorio Adorni
CYCLIST
1937 - 2022
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 3,159
Sempronia
POLITICIAN
200 BC - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 3,160
Nicola Piovani
COMPOSER
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 3,161
Giancarlo Ferrari
ATHLETE
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 3,162
Ottavio Bianchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 3,163
Ettore Messina
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 3,164
Lucius Marcius Philippus
POLITICIAN
141 BC - 73 BC
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 3,165
Lino Banfi
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 3,166
Bruno Ruffo
RACING DRIVER
1920 - 2007
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 3,167
Nilde Iotti
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1999
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 3,168
Carlo Ubbiali
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 2020
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 3,169
Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1931
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 3,170
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Italy
Among basketball players born in Italy, Ettore Messina ranks 1. After him are Dino Meneghin (1950), 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).
Ettore Messina
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1
Dino Meneghin
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 2
Cesare Rubini
1923 - 2011
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 3
Sergio Scariolo
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 4
Pierluigi Marzorati
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 5
Reggie Jackson
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 6
Danilo Gallinari
1988 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 7
Marco Belinelli
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 8
Nicolò Melli
1991 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 9
Gianluca Basile
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 10
Luigi Datome
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 11
Gianmarco Pozzecco
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 12