Who won the NBA MVP the year you were born?

Curry won his second consecutive MVP, garnering all 131 first place votes. He was the first player to win the award unanimously. Curry led the league with 30.1 points per game, adding 6.7 assists and 2.1 steals. Curry shot a staggering 45 percent from beyond the three-point line.

Curry emerged as the league MVP with 100 of 130 first place votes, beating out James Harden and LeBron James. He averaged 23.8 points and 7.7 assists per game.

Durant earned 119 first place votes in 2014, with LeBron James garnering the remaining six votes. He averaged 32.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game for the Thunder.

James won his second straight MVP Award and fourth overall with 120 of 121 MVP votes. He led the Heat with 26.8 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 7.3 assists per game.

James edged Kevin Durant for his third MVP Award, getting 85 first place votes. He had 27.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game.

Rose had a tremendous season for the Bulls, and earned 113 MVP votes in his age-22 season. He averaged 25.0 points and 7.7 assists per game to easily win the MVP.

James had yet another dominant season, winning his second consecutive MVP Award in Cleveland. He averaged 29.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 8.6 assists per game for the Cavaliers.

James won his first MVP Award at age 24, earning 109 first place votes. He averaged 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 7.2 assists per game in Cleveland.

Bryant won his only MVP Award in 2008, beating out Chris Paul and Kevin Garnett. He averaged 28.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 5.4 assists for the Lakers at age 29.

Nowitzki edged former teammate and two-time defending MVP Steve Nash for the award in 2007, with 83 first place votes. He averaged 24.6 points and 8.9 rebounds for the Mavs.

Nash made it two MVPs in a row in a race that saw six different players earn first place votes. Nash still won relatively easily, getting 57 votes after averaging 18.8 points and 10.5 assists per game for the Suns.

Nash just barely edged Shaquille O'Neal for the MVP Award, with 65 first place votes compared to Shaq's 58 votes. The point guard had 15.5 points and 11.5 assists per game.

Garnett won his only MVP in 2004, getting 120 of 123 first place votes. He had 24.2 points, 13.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 2.0 blocks per game for the Timberwolves.

Duncan beat out Kevin Garnett for his second straight MVP Award, with 60 first place votes vs. Garnett's 43 votes. He had 23.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, and an incredible 2.9 blocks per game.

Duncan won his first MVP Award, just edging point guard Jason Kidd. He had 25.5 points, 12.7 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game for the Spurs.

A one-man show in Philadelphia, Iverson averaged a league-leading 31.1 points per game, adding 2.5 steals and 4.6 assists. He earned 93 first place MVP votes.

Shaq won his only MVP Award in 2000, getting 120 of 121 first place votes. The Lakers center had a league-leading 29.7 points per game, along with 13.6 rebounds and 3.0 blocks.

Malone won his second MVP Award in three years in a very close race. He barely beat out Alonzo Mourning and Tim Duncan in his age-35 season, averaging 23.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per game.

MJ won his fifth MVP Award with the Bulls in his last season with the team. He had 92 first place votes after leading the league in scoring with 28.7 points per game, adding 5.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists.

Malone beat out Michael Jordan in a two-horse race for league MVP with 63 first place votes - 11 more than Jordan. The Utah forward had 27.4 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game.

Jordan won his fourth MVP Award and his first since his brief hiatus from basketball. He had 109 of 113 first place votes, leading the league with 30.4 points per game and adding 6.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 2.2 steals.

Robinson beat out fellow center Shaquille O'Neal for the MVP Award in 1995 with 73 first place votes. The Admiral had 27.6 points, 10.8 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game for the Spurs.

Olajuwon beat out Spurs center David Robinson for the MVP with 27.3 points, 11.9 rebounds, and 3.7 blocks per game. He earned 66 first place votes.

The Round Mound of Rebound had a huge year in Phoenix, with 25.6 points, 12.2 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game. He was able to beat out Hakeem Olajuwon and Michael Jordan for the MVP Award.

Jordan won his second consecutive and third overall MVP Award with his performance in 1992. He led the NBA with 30.1 points per game, adding 6.4 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 2.3 steals.

Winning his second MVP, Jordan beat out two-time defending MVP Magic Johnson with 31.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 2.7 steals per game.

Despite trailing Charles Barkley in first place votes, Magic won the MVP in one of the closest races ever. He beat out Barkley by 22 MVP points, averaging 22.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 11.5 assists for the Lakers.

Magic won his second MVP Award in three seasons, edging Bulls standout Michael Jordan. He had 22.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 12.8 assists per game for the Lakers.

Jordan won his first of five career MVP Awards in 1988 in his age-24 season. He led the league with 35.0 points per game, adding 5.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 3.2 steals per game.

Magic won his first career MVP Award in 1987. He averaged 23.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 12.2 assists per game for LA.

Bird became the third player to win three straight MVP Awards in 1986. He averaged 25.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists, and 2.0 steals per game, easily beating out Dominique Wilkins.

Bird won his second straight MVP Award in 1985 with 73 of 78 first place votes. He averaged a double-double with 28.7 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, adding 6.6 assists.

Bird won his first of three straight MVP Awards, averaging a double-double. He had 24.2 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 6.6 assists per game.

Malone won his second straight MVP Award and third overall in 1983. The big man had 24.5 points, 15.3 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks per game for the 76ers.

Malone doubled Larry Bird's first place votes to win his second MVP Award. He had a league-leading 31.1 points per game, adding 14.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks.

Dr. J. won his only MVP Award in 1981, just beating out Larry Bird. He had strong all-around numbers with 24.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 2.1 steals, and 1.8 blocks per game in Philadelphia.

Abdul-Jabbar won his sixth MVP Award in 1980, a record that still stands today. He averaged 24.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 3.4 blocks per game, getting 147 first place votes.

Malone won his first of three career MVP Awards in 1979. He had a dominant year, averaging 24.8 points and 17.6 rebounds per game.

Walton won his only MVP in 1978, edging George Gervin by 15.5 votes. He had 18.9 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 2.5 blocks for the Trail Blazers.

Kareem won his fifth MVP Award and second straight in 1977. He won the voting relatively easily with 26.2 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 3.2 blocks per game.

Abdul-Jabbar won his fourth MVP Award in one of the closest races ever, just barely beating out Bob McAdoo and Dave Cowens. He had 27.7 points, 16.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 4.1 blocks per game for the Lakers.

McAdoo won his only MVP Award in 1975, edging Dave Cowens. He averaged a league-leading 34.5 points per game, adding 14.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks.

Abdul-Jabbar won his third MVP Award in four years for the Bucks. The center earned 14 more first place votes than Bob McAdoo, averaging 27.0 points, 14.5 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks per game.

Cowens won a three-horse race for the MVP over Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tiny Archibald. He averaged 20.5 points, 16.2 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game for the Celtics.

Abdul-Jabbar won his second consecutive MVP Award, beating out NBA legends Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain. He had a league-leading 34.8 points per game, adding 16.6 rebounds in Milwaukee.

Kareem won his first of six career MVP Awards, dominating the voting in 1971. He averaged 31.7 points and 16.0 rebounds per game.

Reed won his only regular season MVP Award in 1970, edging Lakers star Jerry West. He averaged 21.7 points and 13.9 rebounds per game for the Knicks.

Unseld led Baltimore with 13.8 points and 18.2 rebounds per game, easily beating out the rest of the pack that included Willis Reed, Billy Cunningham, and Bill Russell.

Chamberlain won his third straight MVP Award and fourth overall, nearly averaging a triple-double for the 76ers in 1967-68. He averaged 24.3 points, 23.8 rebounds, and 8.6 assists per game.

Chamberlain had a huge year in his age-30 season for the 76ers. He averaged 24.1 points and 24.2 rebounds per game to win the MVP.

Chamberlain won his second career MVP Award, beating out Lakers guard Jerry West. He had 33.5 points and 24.6 rebounds per game at age 29.

Russell won his fifth MVP Award and fourth in five seasons. The Boston center was demonstrative in the paint, averaging 14.1 points and 24.1 rebounds per game.

Robertson came just short of averaging a triple-double for the Cincinnati Royals in 1963-64. He averaged 31.4 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 11.0 assists per game.

Russell won his third straight MVP Award, easily beating out Elgin Baylor and Oscar Robertson. He averaged 16.8 points and 23.6 rebounds per game.

Despite Wilt Chamberlain averaging 50.4 points per game, Russell was able to win the MVP Award in 1962. Russell averaged 18.9 points and 23.6 rebounds per game for the Celtics.

Russell won his second MVP Award in 1961, beating out Bob Pettit and Elgin Baylor. He averaged 16.9 points and 23.9 rebounds per game.

Chamberlain won his first MVP Award in 1960 averaged averaging 37.6 points and 27.0 rebounds per game for the Philadelphia Warriors.

Pettit won his second MVP Award in 1959. He led the St. Louis Hawks with 29.2 points and 16.4 rebounds per game.

Russell collected his first MVP Award in 1958, just edging Dolph Schayes. He averaged 16.6 points and 22.7 rebounds per game for the Celtics.

Cousy beat out Bob Pettit by 11 first place votes to win the 1957 MVP Award. He averaged 20.6 points and 7.5 assists per game for the Celtics.

Averaged a double-double for the St. Louis Hawks, Pettit won his first MVP Award in 1956 averaging 25.7 points and 16.2 rebounds per game. He beat out Paul Arizin by 14 first place votes.