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Muhammad Ali

1942 - 2016

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Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and social activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "the Greatest", he is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970, was the undisputed champion from 1974 to 1978, and was the WBA and Ring heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1979. In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he began training as an amateur boxer at age 12. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muhammad Ali is the most popular boxer, the 7th most popular biography from United States (down from 4th in 2019) and the most popular American Boxer.

Muhammad Ali is most famous for being a professional boxer. He was the first three-time lineal heavyweight champion of the world and was also the first person to win a world heavyweight title on three separate occasions.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Muhammad Ali ranks 1 out of 496. After him are Rocky Marciano, Joe Frazier, Mike Tyson, George Foreman, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Max Schmeling, Ján Zachara, Vitali Klitschko, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Sonny Liston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Muhammad Ali ranks 1. After him are Stephen Hawking, Joe Biden, Muammar Gaddafi, Martin Scorsese, Aretha Franklin, Amitabh Bachchan, Eusébio, Hu Jintao, Calvin Klein, Ratko Mladić, and Paul McCartney. Among people deceased in 2016, Muhammad Ali ranks 1. After him are Fidel Castro, Johan Cruyff, Umberto Eco, Bhumibol Adulyadej, John Glenn, Bud Spencer, Shimon Peres, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Debbie Reynolds, and Alan Rickman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Muhammad Ali ranks 7 out of 20,380. Before him are Donald Trump (1946), Jimmy Carter (1924), Thomas Jefferson (1743), Martin Luther King Jr. (1929), Thomas Edison (1847), and J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904). After him are Andrew Jackson (1767), Edgar Allan Poe (1809), Pope Leo XIV (1955), William McKinley (1843), Al Pacino (1940), and Sylvester Stallone (1946).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Muhammad Ali ranks 1. After him are Rocky Marciano (1923), Joe Frazier (1944), Mike Tyson (1966), George Foreman (1949), Joe Louis (1914), Sugar Ray Robinson (1921), Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), Sonny Liston (1932), Rubin Carter (1937), Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954), and Jake LaMotta (1922).

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