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Rudy Gay

1986 - Today

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Rudy Carlton Gay Jr. (born August 17, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. A forward, he played college basketball for the UConn Huskies before being selected eighth overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets, but was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies days later. He was named to the 2007 All-Rookie First Team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Rudy Gay is the 1,111th most popular basketball player (down from 744th in 2024), the 18,420th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,113th in 2019) and the 597th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Rudy Gay ranks 1,111 out of 1,757. Before him are Henry Domercant, Kirk Hinrich, Deni Avdija, Pete Mickeal, Yann Bonato, and Leonardo Gutiérrez. After him are Mookie Blaylock, Yuta Watanabe, Joe Kleine, Achille Polonara, Furkan Korkmaz, and Luboš Bartoň.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Rudy Gay ranks 1,007. Before him are Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri, Nikola Petković, Nazik Avdalyan, Abbos Atoev, Francisco Montañés, and Halil Umut Meler. After him are Alexandrina Cabral, Filip Ude, Mario Rondón, Bae Seul-ki, Oriol Riera, and Alexandra Rosenfeld.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rudy Gay ranks 18,428 out of 20,380. Before him are Jhené Aiko (1988), Pete Mickeal (1978), Jeanette Bolden (1960), Richard Carrier (1969), Jake Tapper (1969), and Johnny Spillane (1980). After him are Amy Van Dyken (1973), Mookie Blaylock (1967), Scott Kalvert (1964), Bodhi Elfman (1969), Gillian Welch (1967), and Ray LaMontagne (1973).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Rudy Gay ranks 597. Before him are Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (1993), David West (1980), Brad Stevens (1976), Henry Domercant (1980), Kirk Hinrich (1981), and Pete Mickeal (1978). After him are Mookie Blaylock (1967), Joe Kleine (1962), Harry Giles III (1998), Yolanda Griffith (1970), Andrew Bynum (1987), and Paolo Banchero (2002).

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