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Alana Beard

1982 - Today

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Alana Monique Beard (born May 14, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. After playing college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, she was drafted second overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2004 WNBA draft. She signed on with the Los Angeles Sparks as a free agent in 2012. Beard was the 2017 and 2018 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 15 in 2024). Alana Beard is the 2,036th most popular basketball player (down from 1,679th in 2024), the 21,886th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,925th in 2019) and the 1,159th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Alana Beard ranks 2,036 out of 1,757. Before her are John Henson, Fab Melo, Quincy Pondexter, Jared Cunningham, Shao Ting, and Alonzo Gee. After her are Kendall Marshall, Dee Brown, Lance Thomas, Cameron Bairstow, Aaron Gray, and Archie Goodwin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Alana Beard ranks 1,738. Before her are Henri Ruoste, Willam Belli, John Lucas III, Stuart Parnaby, Queen Nwokoye, and Javed Ali. After her are Chekrovolü Swüro, Rungano Nyoni, Anusha Dandekar, Mahhi Vij, Juliette Haigh, and Alan Tate.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alana Beard ranks 21,894 out of 20,380. Before her are Aubrey Joseph (1997), Josh Flitter (1994), Karen Russell (1981), Alonzo Gee (1987), Justin Deeley (1986), and Seth Jones (1994). After her are Kristie Ahn (1992), Kendall Marshall (1991), Clarice Phelps (null), Noortje de Brouwer (1999), Tom Schaar (1999), and Rachel Bootsma (1993).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Alana Beard ranks 1,159. Before her are Anthony Tolliver (1985), Solomon Hill (1991), John Henson (1990), Quincy Pondexter (1988), Jared Cunningham (1991), and Alonzo Gee (1987). After her are Kendall Marshall (1991), Dee Brown (1984), Lance Thomas (1988), Aaron Gray (1984), Archie Goodwin (1994), and Saddiq Bey (1999).

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