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Maurice Podoloff

1890 - 1985

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Maurice Podoloff (Yiddish: מוריס פודולוף; August 18, 1890 – November 24, 1985) was an American lawyer and a basketball and ice hockey administrator. He served as the president of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) from 1946 to 1949, and the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1949 to 1963, making Podoloff the de facto 1st commissioner in NBA history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Podoloff is the 683rd most popular businessperson (down from 635th in 2019), the 977th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 926th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Ukrainian Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Maurice Podoloff ranks 683 out of 847. Before him are Micky Arison, Shuhei Yoshida, Amy Pascal, Gina Rinehart, Michael O'Leary, and Barry Diller. After him are Andrey Melnichenko, Alan Eustace, Meng Wanzhou, Hiroshi Mikitani, Irwin M. Jacobs, and Lamar Hunt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Maurice Podoloff ranks 250. Before him are Frank Forde, Per Nilsson, Arvid Spångberg, Lewis H. Brereton, Clara Kimball Young, and Alice Joyce. After him are Paul Boffa, May Allison, Albert Arnheiter, Harry Pollitt, Marjorie Main, and Frank Murphy. Among people deceased in 1985, Maurice Podoloff ranks 265. Before him are Mikhail Gromov, Nelson Riddle, Pál Teleki, Dinara Asanova, Carlos P. Romulo, and Patricia Roberts Harris. After him are Jan Peka, Albert Maltz, Coral Buttsworth, Gladys Egan, Alvah Bessie, and Phil Silvers.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Maurice Podoloff ranks 977 out of 1,365. Before him are Viktor Zvyahintsev (1950), Ivan Bakanov (1975), Georgi Vladimov (1931), Valentyna Kozyr (1950), Nikolay Akimov (1901), and Alla Kudlai (1954). After him are Boris Sagal (1923), Oleh Luzhny (1968), Igors Rausis (1961), Andriy Husin (1972), Alexander Belostenny (1959), and Vadym Prystaiko (1970).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Ukraine

Among businesspeople born in Ukraine, Maurice Podoloff ranks 6. Before him are Rinat Akhmetov (1966), Viktor Vekselberg (1957), Mikhail Fridman (1964), Victor Pinchuk (1960), and Leonid Fedun (1956).

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