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Charles Barkley

1963 - Today

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Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst on TNT and CBS Sports. Nicknamed "Sir Charles", "the Bread Truck", and "the Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Though shorter than the typical power forward, he used his strength and aggression to become one of the NBA's best rebounders and scorers. Barkley was an 11-time NBA All-Star, 11-time member of the All-NBA Team, and the 1993 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Barkley is the 82nd most popular basketball player (down from 39th in 2019), the 5,382nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,293rd in 2019) and the 50th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Charles Barkley ranks 82 out of 1,757. Before him are Petar Skansi, Jānis Krūmiņš, Hot Rod Hundley, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Robert Parish, and Zoran Slavnić. After him are Patrick Ewing, Maurice Cheeks, Allen Iverson, Nate Thurmond, Ettore Messina, and Dirk Nowitzki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Charles Barkley ranks 184. Before him are Pirmin Zurbriggen, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Martín Vizcarra, Horacio Elizondo, Graham Arnold, and Gary Stevens. After him are Gavin O'Connor, Thomas Bickel, Billy Gunn, Ludovic Orban, Ulrich Thomsen, and David Baszucki.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Barkley ranks 5,382 out of 20,380. Before him are Kylie Jenner (1997), Helen Kane (1904), Mike Bongiorno (1924), The Godfather (1961), Strom Thurmond (1902), and Aldo Leopold (1887). After him are J. J. Johnson (1924), Olivia Wilde (1984), IShowSpeed (2005), Wendi McLendon-Covey (1969), Tony Danza (1951), and George Bellows (1882).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Charles Barkley ranks 50. Before him are Metta World Peace (1979), Red Auerbach (1917), Pete Maravich (1947), Rick Barry (1944), Hot Rod Hundley (1934), and Robert Parish (1953). After him are Maurice Cheeks (1956), Allen Iverson (1975), Nate Thurmond (1941), A. C. Green (1963), JJ Redick (1984), and Bobby Jones (1951).

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