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Candace Parker

1986 - Today

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Candace Nicole Parker (born April 19, 1986), nicknamed "Ace", is an American former professional basketball player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest WNBA players of all time, she was selected as the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. She spent 13 seasons on the Sparks, two seasons with the Chicago Sky, and one season with the Las Vegas Aces, winning a championship with each team. A versatile player, Parker mainly played the forward and center positions. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Candace Parker is the 1,383rd most popular basketball player (down from 1,211th in 2024), the 19,503rd most popular biography from United States (down from 18,222nd in 2019) and the 730th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Candace Parker ranks 1,383 out of 1,757. Before her are Tacko Fall, Oleksiy Pecherov, Matt Bonner, Mikal Bridges, Marko Kešelj, and Maria Kalmykova. After her are Luc Mbah a Moute, Kris Dunn, Kelly Santos, Jayson Granger, Ioannis Papapetrou, and Marijonas Petravičius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Candace Parker ranks 1,341. Before her are Ludovic Baal, Leandrinho, Aleksei Anatolyevich Kozlov, Osvaldo Martínez, Sergey Bakulin, and José Manuel Casado. After her are Luc Mbah a Moute, Amir Weintraub, Vicky Holland, Florian Marange, Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou, and Jeff Ward.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Candace Parker ranks 19,511 out of 20,380. Before her are Michael McMillian (1978), McKayla Maroney (1995), Kenneth Gould (1967), Jharrel Jerome (1997), Dave Dave (1976), and Benh Zeitlin (1982). After her are Johnny Pacar (1981), Kris Dunn (1994), Abbi Jacobson (1984), Kelly Armstrong (1976), Jade Cargill (1992), and Olivia Holt (1997).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Candace Parker ranks 730. Before her are Adam Morrison (1984), Tarik Black (1991), Darrell Walker (1961), Jordan Farmar (1986), Matt Bonner (1980), and Mikal Bridges (1996). After her are Kris Dunn (1994), Matt Barnes (1980), André Roberson (1991), Christian Wood (1995), Jordan Theodore (1989), and Erick Dampier (1975).

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