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Nneka Ogwumike

1990 - Today

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Nnemkadi Chinwe Victoria "Nneka" Ogwumike (; born July 2, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks first overall in the 2012 WNBA draft and signed an endorsement deal with Nike soon after. Ogwumike spent 12 seasons with the Sparks and was named WNBA MVP for the 2016 WNBA season and won the WNBA Finals the same year. She was named to The W25, the league's list of the top 25 players of its first 25 years, in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 17 in 2024). Nneka Ogwumike is the 2,020th most popular basketball player (down from 1,716th in 2024), the 21,834th most popular biography from United States (down from 20,060th in 2019) and the 1,148th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Nneka Ogwumike ranks 2,020 out of 1,757Before her are Darius Bazley, Torrey Craig, Mike Scott, Cole Anthony, Ian Clark, and Jerome Jordan. After her are Shelvin Mack, Antonia Delaere, Keyon Dooling, Ronnie Price, John Lucas III, and Anthony Tolliver.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Nneka Ogwumike ranks 1,894Before her are Gabriel Pimba, Shitaye Eshete, Josh Magennis, Steven Anthony Lawrence, Anders Lee, and Tina Lutz. After her are Shelvin Mack, Jan Tesař, Felipe Martins, Lucy Spoors, Keshav Maharaj, and Sophie Bray.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nneka Ogwumike ranks 21,842 out of 20,380Before her are Anders Lee (1990), Ian Clark (1991), Justine Wong-Orantes (1995), Sarah Natochenny (1987), Courtney Stodden (1994), and Corey Cogdell (1986). After her are Shelvin Mack (1990), Moisés Hernández (1992), Leelah Alcorn (1997), Jan Tesař (1990), Willam Belli (1982), and Ethan Cepuran (2000).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Nneka Ogwumike ranks 1,148Before her are Corey Kispert (1999), Darius Bazley (2000), Torrey Craig (1990), Mike Scott (1988), Cole Anthony (2000), and Ian Clark (1991). After her are Shelvin Mack (1990), Keyon Dooling (1980), Ronnie Price (1983), John Lucas III (1982), Anthony Tolliver (1985), and Solomon Hill (1991).