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Dennis Johnson

1954 - 2007

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Dennis Wayne Johnson (September 18, 1954 – February 22, 2007), nicknamed "DJ", was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, and Boston Celtics. He was a coach of the Los Angeles Clippers and an alumnus of Dominguez High School, Los Angeles Harbor College and Pepperdine University. A prototypical late bloomer, Johnson overcame early struggles and had a successful NBA playing career. Drafted 29th overall in 1976 by the Seattle SuperSonics, Johnson began his professional career as a shooting guard. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dennis Johnson is the 246th most popular basketball player (down from 142nd in 2019), the 10,535th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,463rd in 2019) and the 138th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Dennis Johnson ranks 246 out of 1,757. Before him are James Forbes, Ruy de Freitas, Rodolfo Choperena, Cēzars Ozers, Andrei Kirilenko, and Rudy Tomjanovich. After him are Dave DeBusschere, Mike Conley Jr., Blagoja Georgievski, Tracy McGrady, Art Mollner, and Bill Laimbeer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Dennis Johnson ranks 501. Before him are Magnus Uggla, Vasily Tsibliyev, Djimrangar Dadnadji, Christoph Ransmayr, Bajram Rexhepi, and Wolfgang Sidka. After him are Patricia Belcher, Rickie Lee Jones, Katherine Pancol, Wim Crusio, Hans-Henrik Ørsted, and Ed Powers. Among people deceased in 2007, Dennis Johnson ranks 366. Before him are John Gardner, Mehmed Uzun, F. Albert Cotton, Dmitri Prigov, Jean-François Deniau, and Yelena Petushkova. After him are Hans Mild, Kenji Nagai, Dusty Anderson, Bob Clark, Yolanda King, and Tillie Olsen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dennis Johnson ranks 10,537 out of 20,380. Before him are Dan Marino (1961), Brandon Routh (1979), James Dickey (1923), Deontay Wilder (1985), Daniel Cormier (1979), and Steve Prefontaine (1951). After him are Don Gordon (1926), Tim Miller (1964), Henry Ward Beecher (1813), Kelly Slater (1972), Ann Sothern (1909), and Devin Ratray (1977).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Dennis Johnson ranks 138. Before him are Kenny Anderson (1970), Cliff Barker (1921), Jason Kidd (1973), Earl Monroe (1944), James Forbes (1952), and Rudy Tomjanovich (1948). After him are Dave DeBusschere (1940), Mike Conley Jr. (1987), Tracy McGrady (1979), Art Mollner (1912), Bill Laimbeer (1957), and Jim Pollard (1922).

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