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James Harden

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James Edward Harden Jr. (born August 26, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest shooting guards and scorers in NBA history. In 2021, Harden was honored as one of the league's top 75 players by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. James Harden is the 42nd most popular basketball player (up from 145th in 2024), the 3,467th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,525th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, James Harden ranks 42 out of 1,757. Before him are Giannis Antetokounmpo, Svetislav Pešić, Bob Lanier, Pat Riley, Jamaal Wilkes, and Doug Collins. After him are Derrick Rose, Jim "Bad News" Barnes, Bogdan Tanjević, Jimmy Butler, Karl Malone, and Elgin Baylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, James Harden ranks 12. Before him are Chris Brown, Taylor Swift, Gareth Bale, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Ivan Perišić, and Marco Reus. After him are Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Pato, Jimmy Butler, Dakota Johnson, Tyga, and Lee Jong-suk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Harden ranks 3,467 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles T. Kowal (1940), Robert Garrett (1875), Ben McKenzie (1978), Dana Delany (1956), Jerome Robbins (1918), and Robert Blake (1933). After him are John Bates Clark (1847), Tim Allen (1953), Eric Hoffer (1898), Perry King (1948), Crispin Glover (1964), and Alicia Rhett (1915).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, James Harden ranks 28. Before him are Oscar Robertson (1938), Julius Erving (1950), Bob Lanier (1948), Pat Riley (1945), Jamaal Wilkes (1953), and Doug Collins (1951). After him are Derrick Rose (1988), Jim "Bad News" Barnes (1941), Jimmy Butler (1989), Karl Malone (1963), Elgin Baylor (1934), and Ben Wallace (1974).

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