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Lenny Wilkens

1937 - 2025

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Leonard Randolph Wilkens (October 28, 1937 – November 9, 2025) was an American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been inducted three times into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, first in 1989 as a player, as a coach in 1998, and in 2010 as part of the 1992 United States Olympic "Dream Team" for which he was an assistant coach. In 1996, Wilkens was named to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team, and in 2021 he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. In addition, in 2022 he was also named to the list of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History, being the only person to be in both NBA 75th anniversary lists as a player and as a coach. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Lenny Wilkens is the 107th most popular basketball player (down from 80th in 2024), the 6,728th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,013th in 2019) and the 67th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Lenny Wilkens ranks 107 out of 1,757. Before him are Jerry Sloan, Mike Barrett, Paul George, Aleksandar Petrović, John Johnson, and Elvin Hayes. After him are Tim Duncan, Pau Gasol, John Starks, Vinko Jelovac, Dino Rađa, and Donald Piper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Lenny Wilkens ranks 339. Before him are Jeff Farrell, Pedro Casado, Ali Soilih, Bob Schul, José Sacristán, and Peter Fleischmann. After him are Renato Longo, Linda Lavin, Merle Haggard, Jack Nitzsche, Vasyl Durdynets, and Jørgen Leth. Among people deceased in 2025, Lenny Wilkens ranks 295. Before him are Klaus Doldinger, Park Sung-soo, Saalumarada Thimmakka, Abu Obaida, Johnny Tillotson, and Gailard Sartain. After him are Kim Sae-ron, Jørgen Leth, Homayoun Ershadi, Ruth Buzzi, Nancy Chodorow, and Alf Clausen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lenny Wilkens ranks 6,730 out of 20,380. Before him are Pamela Tiffin (1942), Kenny Burrell (1931), Josh Hawley (1979), Carl Icahn (1936), Jimmy T. Murakami (1933), and Marion Zinderstein (1896). After him are Tad Williams (1957), Dann Florek (1950), Rex Cawley (1940), Mark Boone Junior (1955), Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949), and Irvin McDowell (1818).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Lenny Wilkens ranks 67. Before him are Wes Unseld (1946), Jerry Sloan (1942), Mike Barrett (1943), Paul George (1990), John Johnson (1947), and Elvin Hayes (1945). After him are John Starks (1965), Donald Piper (1911), Kevin Johnson (1966), Fat Lever (1960), Willis Reed (1942), and Kevin Durant (1988).

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