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Gregg Popovich

1949 - Today

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Gregg Charles Popovich (born January 28, 1949) is an American professional basketball executive and former coach who is the president for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the head coach of the Spurs for 29 seasons from 1996 to 2025, during which he won five NBA championships, and was the longest tenured active coach in the NBA as well as all other major sports leagues in the United States. He has been a member of the Spurs organization since 1994, originally as president of basketball operations and general manager, before taking over as coach in 1996. Nicknamed "Coach Pop", Popovich has the most wins of any coach in NBA history, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregg Popovich is the 97th most popular coach (down from 79th in 2019), the 2,811th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,788th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Gregg Popovich ranks 97 out of 471. Before him are Pierre Littbarski, Karel Brückner, Richard Williams, Miljan Miljanić, Köbi Kuhn, and Jozef Adamec. After him are Srečko Katanec, Juande Ramos, Arne Slot, Avram Grant, Sebastião Lazaroni, and Georges Leekens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Gregg Popovich ranks 164. Before him are Billy Gibbons, Philippe Petit, Alan Menken, Odilo Scherer, Ric Flair, and Irina Rodnina. After him are Niels Arestrup, Kriengsak Kovitvanit, Brad Davis, Hugo Sotil, Nebojša Radmanović, and Tommy Ramone.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gregg Popovich ranks 2,811 out of 20,380. Before him are Teri Garr (1944), Lisa Lopes (1971), Carly Simon (1945), Kurtwood Smith (1943), Mark Eaton (1957), and Charles Durning (1923). After him are Nile Rodgers (1952), John Sloan (1871), John Barth (1930), Roscoe Arbuckle (1887), Ken Norton (1943), and Dwight F. Davis (1879).

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Among COACHES In United States

Among coaches born in United States, Gregg Popovich ranks 3. Before him are Phil Jackson (1945), and Richard Williams (1942). After him are Michael Malone (1971), John Madden (1936), Bill Belichick (1952), Bob Bradley (1958), Tom Thibodeau (1958), Bob Knight (1940), Steve Sampson (1957), Flip Saunders (1955), and Billy Donovan (1965).

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