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Hakeem Olajuwon

Nigerian-American basketball player

  • Fame63.7
  • Momentum5.0
  • Basketball Players rank#78
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  • Fame63.7
  • Momentum5.0
  • Basketball Players rank#78
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Born 1963 · age 63United States
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  • Age
    63
    Born 1963
  • Known for
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    2023
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, nicknamed "the Dream", is a Nigerian and American former professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A center, he spent a majority of his career with the Houston Rockets and led them to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995, before a short stint at the end of his career with the Toronto Raptors. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest centers of all time.

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Teams

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  • Houston Rockets
    1984–2001
  • Houston Cougars men's basketball
    1981–1984
  • Toronto Raptors
19812001
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Awards

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  • Great Immigrants Award
  • All-NBA Team
  • NBA All-Defensive Team
  • All-NBA Team
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Fame
Stable
63.7
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum5.0
Historical28.8
Now attention19.7
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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Category rank
#78
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