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Andrew Wiggins

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Andrew Christian Wiggins (born February 23, 1995) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the first overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers after one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks. Wiggins grew up in Canada before attending his last two years of high school in the United States, where he was named a McDonald's All-American. At Kansas, he was named a second-team consensus All-American before becoming the second Canadian to be selected No. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). Andrew Wiggins is the 780th most popular basketball player (up from 785th in 2024), the 1,109th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,052nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Canadian Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Andrew Wiggins ranks 780 out of 1,757. Before him are Carlos Loyzaga, Antonio Davis, Boštjan Nachbar, James Edwards, Fernando San Emeterio, and Romain Sato. After him are Giorgi Shermadini, Tanoka Beard, Predrag Drobnjak, Miroslav Raduljica, Ron Boone, and Elmer Bennett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Andrew Wiggins ranks 277. Before him are Álex Berenguer, Ong Seong-wu, Timon Wellenreuther, Stefano Sensi, Sander Sagosen, and Callan McAuliffe. After him are Enis Bardhi, Ádám Nagy, Tim Kleindienst, Liana Liberato, Ella Rumpf, and Andreas Wellinger.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Andrew Wiggins ranks 1,110 out of 1,622. Before him are Lisa Alexander (1968), Geoff Keighley (1978), Jarome Iginla (1977), Tate McRae (2003), Liam Millar (1999), and Lisa Ray (1972). After him are Cam Neely (1965), Shaun Sipos (1981), Guillaume LeBlanc (1962), G.NA (1987), David Paetkau (1972), and Natalie Appleton (1973).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Canada

Among basketball players born in Canada, Andrew Wiggins ranks 9. Before him are Rick Fox (1969), Nickeil Alexander-Walker (1998), Luguentz Dort (1999), RJ Barrett (2000), Nik Stauskas (1993), and Bill Wennington (1963). After him are Tristan Thompson (1991), Anthony Bennett (1993), Jamal Murray (1997), Jay Triano (1958), Khem Birch (1992), and Dillon Brooks (1996).

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