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Kobe Bryant

1978 - 2020

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Kobe Bean Bryant ( KOH-bee; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential basketball players of all time, Bryant won five NBA championships and was an 18-time All-Star, four-time All-Star MVP, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), two-time NBA Finals MVP, and two-time scoring champion. He ranks fourth in league all-time regular season and postseason scoring. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kobe Bryant is the 16th most popular basketball player (down from 7th in 2019), the 1,810th most popular biography from United States (down from 941st in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Basketball Player.

Kobe Bryant is most famous for being a professional basketball player. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers and won five NBA championships with them.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Kobe Bryant ranks 16 out of 1,757. Before him are Dikembe Mutombo, David Robinson, Magic Johnson, Clyde Drexler, K. C. Jones, and Vlade Divac. After him are Kevin McHale, Krešimir Ćosić, Dražen Petrović, Dennis Rodman, Radivoj Korać, and Mirza Delibašić.

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Among people born in 1978, Kobe Bryant ranks 10. Before him are Miroslav Klose, Didier Drogba, Usher, Carles Puyol, Amal Clooney, and Gennaro Gattuso. After him are Olena Zelenska, Charlene, Princess of Monaco, Michelle Rodriguez, Ashton Kutcher, Malin Åkerman, and Matt Bellamy. Among people deceased in 2020, Kobe Bryant ranks 84. Before him are Gerald Carr, Tom Lister Jr., Mirella Freni, Ernesto Cardenal, Pranab Mukherjee, and Eddie Van Halen. After him are Lorenzo Sanz, Stanley Ho, Michael Jeffery, Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, Terry Jones, and Conchata Ferrell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kobe Bryant ranks 1,810 out of 20,380. Before him are David O. Selznick (1902), Randy Schekman (1948), Edgar Mitchell (1930), Donald P. Bellisario (1935), Mary Anderson (1918), and Walter Mondale (1928). After him are Linda Gray (1940), Black Dahlia (1924), Martha Stewart (1941), Neil Diamond (1941), Sam Cooke (1931), and Frederick Douglass (1818).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Kobe Bryant ranks 13. Before him are Sam Jones (1933), Bill Russell (1934), David Robinson (1965), Magic Johnson (1959), Clyde Drexler (1962), and K. C. Jones (1932). After him are Kevin McHale (1957), Dennis Rodman (1961), Jerry West (1938), Chris Mullin (1963), Larry Bird (1956), and LeBron James (1984).

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