BASKETBALL PLAYER
Jack Ragland
1913 - 1996

Jack Ragland
Jack Williamson Ragland (October 9, 1913 – June 14, 1996) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final. He played college basketball at Wichita State University. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Ragland is the 289th most popular basketball player (up from 504th in 2019), the 11,422nd most popular biography from United States (up from 14,442nd in 2019) and the 161st most popular American Basketball Player.
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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Among basketball players, Jack Ragland ranks 289 out of 1,757. Before him are Luis Scola, Don Meineke, Kyrie Irving, Hedo Türkoğlu, Fernando Martín Espina, and Maurice Stokes. After him are Željko Rebrača, Gus Williams, Ralph Bishop, Sergejus Jovaiša, Tex Gibbons, and Ramūnas Šiškauskas.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLuis Scola
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 283
Don Meineke
1930 - 2013
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 284
Kyrie Irving
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 285
Hedo Türkoğlu
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 286
Fernando Martín Espina
1962 - 1989
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 287
Maurice Stokes
1933 - 1970
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 288
Jack Ragland
1913 - 1996
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 289
Željko Rebrača
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 290
Gus Williams
1953 - 2025
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 291
Ralph Bishop
1915 - 1974
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 292
Sergejus Jovaiša
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 293
Tex Gibbons
1907 - 1984
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 294
Ramūnas Šiškauskas
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 295
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Jack Ragland ranks 389. Before him are Jim Backus, Red Skelton, Jimmy Van Heusen, Macdonald Carey, Harold J. Stone, and Bill Thompson. After him are Roger Laurent, Hammond Innes, Barbara Pym, Robert Lowery, Angus Wilson, and Jack Fairman. Among people deceased in 1996, Jack Ragland ranks 328. Before him are Bai Yang, Willi Heeks, Julio Bolbochán, Barbara Jordan, David Tudor, and Gulab Bai. After him are Les Baxter, Evelyn Hooker, Sverre Sørsdal, Virginia Christine, Tommy Lawton, and Yelizaveta Bagryantseva.
Others Born in 1913
Go to all RankingsJim Backus
ACTOR
1913 - 1989
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 383
Red Skelton
ARTIST
1913 - 1997
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 384
Jimmy Van Heusen
MUSICIAN
1913 - 1990
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 385
Macdonald Carey
ACTOR
1913 - 1994
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 386
Harold J. Stone
ACTOR
1913 - 2005
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 387
Bill Thompson
ACTOR
1913 - 1971
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 388
Jack Ragland
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 389
Roger Laurent
RACING DRIVER
1913 - 1997
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 390
Hammond Innes
WRITER
1913 - 1998
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 391
Barbara Pym
WRITER
1913 - 1980
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 392
Robert Lowery
ACTOR
1913 - 1971
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 393
Angus Wilson
WRITER
1913 - 1991
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 394
Jack Fairman
RACING DRIVER
1913 - 2002
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 395
Others Deceased in 1996
Go to all RankingsBai Yang
ACTOR
1920 - 1996
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 322
Willi Heeks
RACING DRIVER
1922 - 1996
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 323
Julio Bolbochán
CHESS PLAYER
1920 - 1996
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 324
Barbara Jordan
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1996
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 325
David Tudor
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1996
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 326
Gulab Bai
ACTOR
1926 - 1996
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 327
Jack Ragland
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 328
Les Baxter
MUSICIAN
1922 - 1996
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 329
Evelyn Hooker
PSYCHOLOGIST
1907 - 1996
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 330
Sverre Sørsdal
BOXER
1900 - 1996
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 331
Virginia Christine
ACTOR
1920 - 1996
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 332
Tommy Lawton
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1996
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 333
Yelizaveta Bagryantseva
ATHLETE
1929 - 1996
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 334
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jack Ragland ranks 11,424 out of 20,380. Before him are Gracie Allen (1895), Jonathan Richman (1951), John Allen Nelson (1959), Maurice Stokes (1933), Dan Henderson (1970), and Patricia Roberts Harris (1924). After him are Paul Orndorff (1949), Bob Uecker (1934), Peter Erskine (1954), Les Baxter (1922), Jim Webb (1946), and Jaime Pressly (1977).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsGracie Allen
ACTOR
1895 - 1964
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,418
Jonathan Richman
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,419
John Allen Nelson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,420
Maurice Stokes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1933 - 1970
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,421
Dan Henderson
WRESTLER
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,422
Patricia Roberts Harris
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1985
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,423
Jack Ragland
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,424
Paul Orndorff
WRESTLER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,425
Bob Uecker
ACTOR
1934 - 2025
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,426
Peter Erskine
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,427
Les Baxter
MUSICIAN
1922 - 1996
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11,428
Jim Webb
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 11,429
Jaime Pressly
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 11,430
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States
Among basketball players born in United States, Jack Ragland ranks 161. Before him are Carmelo Anthony (1984), Chuck Cooper (1926), Derrick White (1994), Artis Gilmore (1949), Don Meineke (1930), and Maurice Stokes (1933). After him are Gus Williams (1953), Ralph Bishop (1915), Tex Gibbons (1907), Jim Loscutoff (1930), Fred VanVleet (1994), and Lamar Odom (1979).
Carmelo Anthony
1984 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 155
Chuck Cooper
1926 - 1984
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 156
Derrick White
1994 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 157
Artis Gilmore
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 158
Don Meineke
1930 - 2013
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 159
Maurice Stokes
1933 - 1970
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 160
Jack Ragland
1913 - 1996
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 161
Gus Williams
1953 - 2025
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 162
Ralph Bishop
1915 - 1974
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 163
Tex Gibbons
1907 - 1984
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 164
Jim Loscutoff
1930 - 2015
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 165
Fred VanVleet
1994 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 166
Lamar Odom
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 167