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Richard Jefferson

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Richard Allen Jefferson Jr. (born June 21, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played small forward. He played for eight teams in his 17-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jefferson played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats, and was selected with the 13th overall pick in the first round by the New Jersey Nets in the 2001 NBA draft. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Richard Jefferson is the 175th most popular basketball player (up from 1,077th in 2024), the 8,621st most popular biography from United States (up from 17,728th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Richard Jefferson ranks 175 out of 1,757. Before him are Andro Knego, Vassilis Spanoulis, Nick Young, André Buffière, David Blatt, and Juan Antonio San Epifanio. After him are Damir Šolman, Jo Jo White, Ratko Radovanović, Dave Cowens, Clifford Robinson, and Walt Davis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Richard Jefferson ranks 123. Before him are Christoph Metzelder, Natalia Poklonskaya, Jacinda Ardern, Francesca Schiavone, Mary Carey, and Chelsea Clinton. After him are Sarah Shahi, Emir Spahić, Fernando González, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Matthew Gray Gubler, and Zdeněk Grygera.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Jefferson ranks 8,624 out of 20,380. Before him are Tom Kenny (1962), Martin Dempsey (1952), Jack Swagger (1982), Judith O'Dea (1945), Otto Kruger (1885), William Thompson (1908), and Ken Olsen (1926). After him are Holly Black (1971), James Drury (1934), Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807), Leonard Warren (1911), and Tiffani Thiessen (1974).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Richard Jefferson ranks 102. Before him are Brian Shaw (1966), Mike D'Antoni (1951), John Wooden (1910), Karl-Anthony Towns (1995), Nick Young (1985), and David Blatt (1959). After him are Jo Jo White (1946), Dave Cowens (1948), Clifford Robinson (1966), Walt Davis (1931), Dave Bing (1943), and Doc Rivers (1961).

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