- Wilt Chamberlain – 23 rebounds/game average, all time leading rebounder, 11 rebounding titles
- Bill Russell – 22.5 rebounds/game average, 4 rebounding titles second all time rebounder
- Dennis Rodman – 13 rebounds/game average, 7 rebounding titles, was only 6′7
- Bob Pettit – 16 rebounds/game average, probably the best white guy rebounder along with Jerry Lucas and Dave Cowens
- Moses Malone – 12 rebounds/game average, 6 rebounding titles, all time leader in offensive rebounds
- Jerry Lucas – 15.6 rebounds/game average
- Nate Thurmond – 15 rebounds/game average
- Wes Unseld – 14 rebounds/game average, 1 rebounding title, was only 6′7
- Dave Cowens – 13.6 rebounds/game average
- Dwight Howard – 12.7 rebounds/game average, 5 rebounding titles
- Mel Daniels
- Charles Barkley
- Elgin Baylor
- Kevin Garnett
- Artis Gilmore
- Larry Bird
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Ben Wallace
- Dikembe Mutombo
- Tim Duncan
