BASKETBALL PLAYER

Jim "Bad News" Barnes

1941 - 2002

Jim "Bad News" Barnes

Velvet James Barnes (April 13, 1941 – September 14, 2002), also known as Jim "Bad News" Barnes, was an American basketball player, who was an Olympic Gold Medalist and the No. 1 overall pick of the 1964 NBA draft. He played college basketball at Texas Western College (now the University of Texas at El Paso). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim "Bad News" Barnes is the 44th most popular basketball player (up from 294th in 2019), the 3,721st most popular biography from United States (up from 11,420th in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Jim "Bad News" Barnes ranks 44 out of 1,757. Before him are Bob Lanier, Pat Riley, Jamaal Wilkes, Doug Collins, James Harden, and Derrick Rose. After him are Bogdan Tanjević, Jimmy Butler, Karl Malone, Elgin Baylor, Ben Wallace, and Bob Pettit.

Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia

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Bob Lanier
1948 - 2022
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 38
Pat Riley
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 39
Jamaal Wilkes
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 40
Doug Collins
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 41
James Harden
1989 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 42
Derrick Rose
1988 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 43
Jim "Bad News" Barnes
1941 - 2002
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 44
Bogdan Tanjević
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 45
Jimmy Butler
1989 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 46
Karl Malone
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 47
Elgin Baylor
1934 - 2021
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 48
Ben Wallace
1974 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 49
Bob Pettit
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 50

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Jim "Bad News" Barnes ranks 219. Before him are Carla Gravina, Bruce Nauman, Josep Maria Mauri, David Crystal, Vladimir Lyakhov, and Lothar Emmerich. After him are Bohdan Stupka, Amir Pnueli, R. James Woolsey Jr., Menzies Campbell, Tom Fogerty, and Josep Maria Fusté. Among people deceased in 2002, Jim "Bad News" Barnes ranks 113. Before him are Waylon Jennings, Andre DeToth, Brad Dexter, Eugenio Coșeriu, Joseph Bonanno, and Jacques Massu. After him are Igor Ansoff, André Delvaux, Franjo Kuharić, Barbara Valentin, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, and Rosemary Clooney.

Others Born in 1941

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Carla Gravina
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 213
Bruce Nauman
PAINTER
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 214
Josep Maria Mauri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 215
David Crystal
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 216
Vladimir Lyakhov
ASTRONAUT
1941 - 2018
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 217
Lothar Emmerich
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2003
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 218
Jim "Bad News" Barnes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1941 - 2002
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 219
Bohdan Stupka
ACTOR
1941 - 2012
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 220
Amir Pnueli
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1941 - 2009
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 221
R. James Woolsey Jr.
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 222
Menzies Campbell
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 223
Tom Fogerty
MUSICIAN
1941 - 1990
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 224
Josep Maria Fusté
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2023
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 225

Others Deceased in 2002

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Waylon Jennings
SINGER
1937 - 2002
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 107
Andre DeToth
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2002
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 108
Brad Dexter
ACTOR
1917 - 2002
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 109
Eugenio Coșeriu
LINGUIST
1921 - 2002
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 110
Joseph Bonanno
EXTREMIST
1905 - 2002
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 111
Jacques Massu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 2002
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 112
Jim "Bad News" Barnes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1941 - 2002
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 113
Igor Ansoff
MATHEMATICIAN
1918 - 2002
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 114
André Delvaux
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2002
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 115
Franjo Kuharić
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 2002
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 116
Barbara Valentin
ACTOR
1940 - 2002
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 117
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 118
Rosemary Clooney
SINGER
1928 - 2002
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 119

In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim "Bad News" Barnes ranks 3,721 out of 20,380. Before him are Nikki Reed (1988), Nick Castle (1947), Charlie Hickcox (1947), Karen Hantze Susman (1942), Philip Showalter Hench (1896), and Tate Donovan (1963). After him are Ben Turpin (1869), Wendy Carlos (1939), John P. Ryan (1936), Jennifer Love Hewitt (1979), Wayne Dyer (1940), and J. Walter Christie (1865).

Others born in United States

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Nikki Reed
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 3,715
Nick Castle
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 3,716
Charlie Hickcox
SWIMMER
1947 - 2010
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 3,717
Karen Hantze Susman
TENNIS PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 3,718
Philip Showalter Hench
PHYSICIAN
1896 - 1965
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 3,719
Tate Donovan
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 3,720
Jim "Bad News" Barnes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1941 - 2002
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 3,721
Ben Turpin
ACTOR
1869 - 1940
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 3,722
Wendy Carlos
MUSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 3,723
John P. Ryan
ACTOR
1936 - 2007
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 3,724
Jennifer Love Hewitt
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 3,725
Wayne Dyer
WRITER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 3,726
J. Walter Christie
ENGINEER
1865 - 1944
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 3,727