6. Bob Knight
Like Donald Trump, legendary basketball coach Bobby Knight is known for speaking his mind. Knight famously addressed Indiana’s home crowd before a game by saying — “when my time on earth is gone, and my activities are passed, I want them to bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my ass.” Coach Knight’s endorsement of Trump started with a phone call – one that Knight himself initiated. In an interview with TIME, Knight discussed his phone conversation with Trump, “I just told him I thought that we needed him,” says Knight. “That right now, in this moment in time, he was the man who should be in charge. He should be the guy that can get us back to where we want to be.” Knight is a living legend in Indiana, the state in which he won three national championships as coach of the Indiana University Hoosiers.