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Nikos Galis

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Nikolaos Georgalis (Greek: Νικόλαος Γεωργαλής; born July 23, 1957), commonly known as either Nikos Galis (Greek: Νίκος Γκάλης), or Nick Galis, is a Greek-American former professional basketball player. Galis, who during his playing days was nicknamed, "Nick The Greek", "The Gangster", and "The Iron Man", is widely regarded as Europe's greatest scorer to ever play the game, and as one of the all-time greatest players in FIBA international basketball history. In 1991, Galis was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players. In 2007, he became an inaugural member of the FIBA Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikos Galis is the 60th most popular basketball player (down from 54th in 2019), the 4,506th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,958th in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Nikos Galis ranks 60 out of 1,757. Before him are Vladimir Tkachenko, Anthony Davis, Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Toni Kukoč. After him are Moses Malone, Byron Scott, John Stockton, Oscar Schmidt, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, and Metta World Peace.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Nikos Galis ranks 147. Before him are Marc Platt, John Lasseter, Vladimir Tkachenko, Afrika Bambaataa, Duško Ivanović, and Tetsuo Sugamata. After him are Viktor Vekselberg, Hansi Müller, Kevin Rudd, Theresa Russell, Bernie Mac, and Salim Idris.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nikos Galis ranks 4,506 out of 20,380. Before him are Tonya Harding (1970), Stan Winston (1946), Larry Niven (1938), Terry Funk (1944), Gore Verbinski (1964), and Evelyn Berezin (1925). After him are Dorothy McGuire (1916), Jim Rohn (1930), Lori Lightfoot (1962), Richard E. Bellman (1920), Jonathan Franzen (1959), and David Cassidy (1950).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Nikos Galis ranks 40. Before him are Ben Wallace (1974), Bob Pettit (1932), George Mikan (1924), Anthony Davis (1993), Bob Cousy (1928), and John Havlicek (1940). After him are Moses Malone (1955), Byron Scott (1961), John Stockton (1962), Metta World Peace (1979), Red Auerbach (1917), and Pete Maravich (1947).

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