BASKETBALL PLAYER

Ralph Beard

1927 - 2007

Ralph Beard

Ralph Milton Beard Jr. (December 2, 1927 – November 29, 2007) was an American collegiate and professional basketball player. He won two NCAA national basketball championships at the University of Kentucky and played two years in the National Basketball Association prior to being barred for life for his participation in the 1951 point shaving scandal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Ralph Beard is the 471st most popular basketball player (up from 533rd in 2024), the 14,288th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,691st in 2019) and the 263rd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Ralph Beard ranks 471 out of 1,757. Before him are Nicolas Batum, Jim Brewer, Marco Belinelli, Alex Groza, Gintaras Krapikas, and Daniel Theis. After him are Felipe Reyes, Nikola Vujčić, Sam Perkins, Sergei Bazarevich, Teresa Edwards, and José Calderón.

Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia

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Nicolas Batum
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 465
Jim Brewer
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 466
Marco Belinelli
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 467
Alex Groza
1926 - 1995
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 468
Gintaras Krapikas
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 469
Daniel Theis
1992 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 470
Ralph Beard
1927 - 2007
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 471
Felipe Reyes
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 472
Nikola Vujčić
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 473
Sam Perkins
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 474
Sergei Bazarevich
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 475
Teresa Edwards
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 476
José Calderón
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 477

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Ralph Beard ranks 488. Before him are Lois Nettleton, Dick Hyman, June Brown, Babatunde Olatunji, Geoffrey Palmer, and Paul Eddington. After him are Marvin Kaplan, Chuck Share, Brock Adams, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Annapurna Devi, and Slim Dusty. Among people deceased in 2007, Ralph Beard ranks 409. Before him are Robin Montgomerie-Charrington, Willye White, Tony Wilson, Craig L. Thomas, Sherri Martel, and Zakia Zaki. After him are Natasja Saad, Janet Blair, Murat Nasyrov, John Inman, Laurie Bartram, and Jack Valenti.

Others Born in 1927

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Lois Nettleton
ACTOR
1927 - 2008
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 482
Dick Hyman
MUSICIAN
1927 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 483
June Brown
ACTOR
1927 - 2022
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 484
Babatunde Olatunji
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2003
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 485
Geoffrey Palmer
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 486
Paul Eddington
ACTOR
1927 - 1995
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 487
Ralph Beard
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 488
Marvin Kaplan
ACTOR
1927 - 2016
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 489
Chuck Share
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1927 - 2012
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 490
Brock Adams
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2004
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 491
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2015
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 492
Annapurna Devi
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2018
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 493
Slim Dusty
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2003
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 494

Others Deceased in 2007

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Robin Montgomerie-Charrington
RACING DRIVER
1915 - 2007
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 403
Willye White
ATHLETE
1939 - 2007
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 404
Tony Wilson
PRESENTER
1950 - 2007
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 405
Craig L. Thomas
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2007
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 406
Sherri Martel
WRESTLER
1958 - 2007
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 407
Zakia Zaki
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1962 - 2007
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 408
Ralph Beard
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 409
Natasja Saad
SINGER
1974 - 2007
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 410
Janet Blair
ACTOR
1921 - 2007
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 411
Murat Nasyrov
SINGER
1969 - 2007
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 412
John Inman
ACTOR
1935 - 2007
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 413
Laurie Bartram
ACTOR
1958 - 2007
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 414
Jack Valenti
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2007
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 415