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Ben Wallace

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Ben Camey Wallace (born September 10, 1974) is an American basketball executive and former professional player who played most of his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Detroit Pistons. Nicknamed "Big Ben", he is often regarded as one of the greatest undrafted players in NBA history, and is known for his shot-blocking, rebounding, and overall defensive play. A native of Alabama, Wallace attended Cuyahoga Community College and Virginia Union University. In an NBA career that spanned from 1996 to 2012, he played with the Washington Bullets/Wizards, Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls, and Cleveland Cavaliers as well as the Pistons. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Wallace is the 49th most popular basketball player (down from 34th in 2019), the 4,004th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,997th in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Ben Wallace ranks 49 out of 1,757. Before him are Derrick Rose, Jim "Bad News" Barnes, Bogdan Tanjević, Jimmy Butler, Karl Malone, and Elgin Baylor. After him are Bob Pettit, George Mikan, Dragan Kićanović, Alexander Gomelsky, Vladimir Tkachenko, and Anthony Davis.

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Among people born in 1974, Ben Wallace ranks 49. Before him are Jordi Cruyff, Gaizka Mendieta, Karine Jean-Pierre, Ingrida Šimonytė, Matt Lucas, and Itziar Ituño. After him are Chad Coleman, Muqtada al-Sadr, Andry Rajoelina, Sarah Paulson, Alanis Morissette, and Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Wallace ranks 4,004 out of 20,380. Before him are Fulton J. Sheen (1895), Jennifer Rush (1960), Vince Gilligan (1967), Robert Gallo (1937), Newt Gingrich (1943), and Michael Stipe (1960). After him are David Janssen (1931), Lonnie Johnson (1899), Louis Prima (1910), Josh Dallas (1978), Gene Krupa (1909), and Gig Young (1913).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Ben Wallace ranks 34. Before him are James Harden (1989), Derrick Rose (1988), Jim "Bad News" Barnes (1941), Jimmy Butler (1989), Karl Malone (1963), and Elgin Baylor (1934). After him are Bob Pettit (1932), George Mikan (1924), Anthony Davis (1993), Bob Cousy (1928), John Havlicek (1940), and Nikos Galis (1957).

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