BASKETBALL PLAYER
Manute Bol
1962 - 2010
Manute Bol
Manute Bol ( mə-NOOT BOHL; d. June 19, 2010) was a Sudanese-American professional basketball player and political activist. Listed at 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) or 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) tall, Bol was one of the two tallest players in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After he played college basketball for the Bridgeport Purple Knights, Bol was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 1985 NBA draft. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manute Bol is the 69th most popular basketball player (down from 43rd in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Sudan (down from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Sudanese Basketball Player.
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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Among basketball players, Manute Bol ranks 69 out of 1,757. Before him are John Stockton, Oscar Schmidt, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Metta World Peace, Ivo Daneu, and Aleksandar Đorđević. After him are Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Dejan Bodiroga, Modestas Paulauskas, Red Auerbach, Pete Maravich, and Rick Barry.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
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John Stockton
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 63
Oscar Schmidt
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 64
Šarūnas Jasikevičius
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 65
Metta World Peace
1979 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 66
Ivo Daneu
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 67
Aleksandar Đorđević
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 68
Manute Bol
1962 - 2010
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 69
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 70
Dejan Bodiroga
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 71
Modestas Paulauskas
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 72
Red Auerbach
1917 - 2006
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 73
Pete Maravich
1947 - 1988
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 74
Rick Barry
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 75
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, Manute Bol ranks 140. Before him are Markus Merk, Hillel Slovak, Tsutomu Miyazaki, Michel Qissi, Sarah Gilbert, and Baz Luhrmann. After him are Esai Morales, Nick Kamen, Michael Weikath, Melissa Sue Anderson, Ginger Lynn, and Shinobu Ikeda. Among people deceased in 2010, Manute Bol ranks 189. Before him are Kevin McCarthy, Bernard Giraudeau, Beverly Aadland, Paul Augustin Mayer, Ingrid Pitt, and Tewhida Ben Sheikh. After him are Juan Carlos González, Gary Coleman, Palle Huld, Salvador Jorge Blanco, Ernst von Glasersfeld, and Corin Redgrave.
Others Born in 1962
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Markus Merk
REFEREE
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 134
Hillel Slovak
MUSICIAN
1962 - 1988
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 135
Tsutomu Miyazaki
EXTREMIST
1962 - 2008
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 136
Michel Qissi
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 137
Sarah Gilbert
BIOLOGIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 138
Baz Luhrmann
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 139
Manute Bol
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1962 - 2010
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 140
Esai Morales
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 141
Nick Kamen
SINGER
1962 - 2021
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 142
Michael Weikath
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 143
Melissa Sue Anderson
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 144
Ginger Lynn
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 145
Shinobu Ikeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 146
Others Deceased in 2010
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Kevin McCarthy
ACTOR
1914 - 2010
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 183
Bernard Giraudeau
ACTOR
1947 - 2010
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 184
Beverly Aadland
ACTOR
1942 - 2010
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 185
Paul Augustin Mayer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 2010
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 186
Ingrid Pitt
ACTOR
1937 - 2010
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 187
Tewhida Ben Sheikh
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 2010
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 188
Manute Bol
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1962 - 2010
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 189
Juan Carlos González
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2010
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 190
Gary Coleman
ACTOR
1968 - 2010
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 191
Palle Huld
ACTOR
1912 - 2010
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 192
Salvador Jorge Blanco
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2010
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 193
Ernst von Glasersfeld
PHILOSOPHER
1917 - 2010
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 194
Corin Redgrave
ACTOR
1939 - 2010
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 195
In Sudan
Among people born in Sudan, Manute Bol ranks 22 out of 38. Before him are Abdallahi ibn Muhammad (1846), Mahmoud Mohammed Taha (1909), Ismail al-Azhari (1901), Sadiq al-Mahdi (1935), Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab (1934), and Ahmed al-Mirghani (1941). After him are Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf (1954), Babiker Awadalla (1917), Alexander Siddig (1965), Mo Ibrahim (1946), Hemedti (1975), and Salih Mahmoud Osman (1957).
Others born in Sudan
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Abdallahi ibn Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1899
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 16
Mahmoud Mohammed Taha
HISTORIAN
1909 - 1985
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 17
Ismail al-Azhari
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1969
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 18
Sadiq al-Mahdi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 19
Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2018
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 20
Ahmed al-Mirghani
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2008
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 21
Manute Bol
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1962 - 2010
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 22
Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 23
Babiker Awadalla
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2019
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 24
Alexander Siddig
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 25
Mo Ibrahim
BUSINESSPERSON
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 26
Hemedti
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 27
Salih Mahmoud Osman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 28
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Sudan
Among basketball players born in Sudan, Manute Bol ranks 1. After him are Bol Bol (1999).
