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Chris Andersen

1978 - Today

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Christopher Claus Andersen (born July 7, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Birdman", Andersen was born in Long Beach, California, grew up in Iola, Texas, and played one year at Blinn College. Andersen began his professional career in the Chinese Basketball Association and the American minor leagues. After getting called up to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from the NBA D-League, Andersen would go on to play for the Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Hornets. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Chris Andersen is the 665th most popular basketball player (down from 513th in 2024), the 16,100th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,562nd in 2019) and the 368th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Chris Andersen ranks 665 out of 1,757. Before him are Bruce Bowen, Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Richard Hamilton, Nikola Kalinić, Fred Brown, and Lusia Harris. After him are Džanan Musa, Arvydas Macijauskas, Eddie Jones, Seth Curry, Kostas Papanikolaou, and Simas Jasaitis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Chris Andersen ranks 669. Before him are Daniel Domscheit-Berg, Björn Ferry, Barry Ferguson, Dhani Harrison, Nikki Cox, and Zhou Chunxiu. After him are Amir Arison, Stefan Nimke, Markus Heikkinen, Robert Förster, Christophe Rochus, and Takanori Gomi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Andersen ranks 16,107 out of 20,380. Before him are Tiffeny Milbrett (1972), Leigh-Allyn Baker (1972), Bow Wow (1987), Constance Zimmer (1970), Chloe Bennet (1992), and Randy Harrison (1977). After him are Gōtoku Sakai (1991), Shannon Woodward (1984), Aljamain Sterling (1989), James F. Reilly (1954), Chris Kattan (1970), and Don DeFore (1913).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Chris Andersen ranks 368. Before him are Delonte West (1983), Shane Larkin (1992), Bruce Bowen (1971), Richard Hamilton (1978), Fred Brown (1948), and Lusia Harris (1955). After him are Eddie Jones (1971), Seth Curry (1990), Tyson Chandler (1982), Don Chaney (1946), Jamal Crawford (1980), and Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1976).

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