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Jason Kidd

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Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most versatile point guards ever, Kidd was a 10-time NBA All-Star, a six-time All-NBA Team member, and a nine-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. He won an NBA championship in 2011 as a member of the Dallas Mavericks and was a two-time gold medal winner in the Olympics with the U.S. national team in 2000 and 2008. He has been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame twice: in 2018 for his individual career, and in 2025 as a member of the Redeem Team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2024). Jason Kidd is the 235th most popular basketball player (down from 170th in 2024), the 10,306th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,153rd in 2019) and the 134th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Jason Kidd ranks 235 out of 1,757Before him are Carl Shy, Dwyane Wade, Detlef Schrempf, Kenny Anderson, Cliff Barker, and Žarko Varajić. After him are Earl Monroe, Juan Hernangómez, Viktor Zubkov, Valdis Muižnieks, James Forbes, and Ruy de Freitas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Jason Kidd ranks 284Before him are Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Roberto Orci, Akira Amano, Jared Borgetti, Hu Jia, and Éric Boullier. After him are Paddy Considine, Sébastien Izambard, Philipp Rösler, Ivica Kralj, Edurne Pasaban, and Kiatisuk Senamuang.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jason Kidd ranks 10,308 out of 20,380Before him are Tara Westover (1986), Sue Carol (1906), Marguerite De La Motte (1902), Roky Erickson (1947), Howard Hanson (1896), and Leon Schlesinger (1884). After him are Riley Keough (1989), Sylvia Rivera (1951), James Corson (1906), Magic Sam (1937), Norman Kerry (1894), and Bruce Broughton (1945).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Jason Kidd ranks 134Before him are Chris Finch (1969), Mike Krzyzewski (1947), Carl Shy (1908), Dwyane Wade (1982), Kenny Anderson (1970), and Cliff Barker (1921). After him are Earl Monroe (1944), James Forbes (1952), Rudy Tomjanovich (1948), Dennis Johnson (1954), Dave DeBusschere (1940), and Mike Conley Jr. (1987).