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David Thompson

1953 - Today

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David O'Neil Thompson (born July 13, 1954), commonly known by the nickname "Skywalker", is an American former professional basketball player. He played with the Denver Nuggets of both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA. He was previously a star in college for North Carolina State, leading the Wolfpack to its first NCAA championship in 1974. Thompson is one of the ten players to score 70 or more points in an NBA game. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Thompson is the 355th most popular basketball player (down from 163rd in 2019), the 12,639th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,977th in 2019) and the 204th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, David Thompson ranks 355 out of 1,757. Before him are Sasha Vezenkov, Joe Dumars, Bob Kurland, Danko Cvjetićanin, Petar Naumoski, and Mike Bantom. After him are T. J. McConnell, Dante Exum, Ainars Bagatskis, Bill Wheatley, Larry Johnson, and Evan Fournier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, David Thompson ranks 587. Before him are Kay Stenshjemmet, Robert Rodat, Jimmy Iovine, Sigi Schmid, Judith Curry, and Marcolino Moco. After him are Michelle Hurst, Nailya Gilyazova, Lee Garlington, Tor Ulven, Christopher Fairbank, and Jochen Danneberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Thompson ranks 12,643 out of 20,380. Before him are Roger L. Jackson (1958), Jenifer Lewis (1957), Ralph Merkle (1952), Walter Bahr (1927), Anderson Cooper (1967), and George Whitefield Chadwick (1854). After him are Cathy Downs (1926), Kathryn McGuire (1903), Tim Thomerson (1946), Deran Sarafian (1958), Robert J. Bentley (1943), and David Newman (1954).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, David Thompson ranks 204. Before him are Ed Macauley (1928), Frank Ramsey (1931), Byron Beck (1945), Joe Dumars (1963), Bob Kurland (1924), and Mike Bantom (1951). After him are T. J. McConnell (1992), Bill Wheatley (1909), Larry Johnson (1969), Penny Hardaway (1971), Connie Hawkins (1942), and George Karl (1951).

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