Basketball Player

Bam Adebayo

1997 - today

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His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Bam Adebayo is the 266th most popular basketball player (up from 835th in 2024), the 11,157th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,691st in 2019) and the 151st most popular American Basketball Player.

Bam Adebayo is most famous as an American professional basketball player and star center/forward for the Miami Heat in the NBA, a three-time All-Star, five-time All-Defensive Team selection, and two-time Olympic gold medalist with Team USA (including in 2024), who has helped lead the Heat to NBA Finals appearances in 2020 and 2023 while establishing himself as one of the league's premier two-way big men with elite defense, playmaking, and versatility since being drafted 14th overall in 2017 out of Kentucky. On March 10, 2026—just a day before the current date—he delivered one of the most historic individual performances in NBA history by scoring 83 points (20-43 FG, 7-22 3PT, 36-43 FT) in a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards, marking the second-highest single-game scoring total ever behind only Wilt Chamberlain's 100, surpassing Kobe Bryant's 81, and doubling his previous career high of 41 while setting records for free throws made and attempted. Surprisingly, his girlfriend A'ja Wilson—the four-time WNBA MVP and Las Vegas Aces superstar—was courtside for the game, leading to viral moments including her playful postgame joke about him needing a drug test, her admitting he now holds the highest career high "in the house" (topping her own 53-point WNBA record), and Adebayo crediting her inspiration in interviews as the couple celebrated the milestone together in a high-profile power-couple flex.

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Among Basketball Players

Among basketball players, Bam Adebayo ranks 266 out of 1,757. Before him are Sam Balter, Carl Knowles, Joe Fulks, Dick Van Arsdale, Alex English, and Sergio Llull. After him are Juan Antonio Corbalán, Patty Mills, Ben Gordon, Rajko Žižić, Al Attles, and Spud Webb.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1997, Bam Adebayo ranks 67. Before him are Asa Butterfield, Ferdinand Zvonimir von Habsburg, Maisie Williams, Allan Saint-Maximin, Breel Embolo, and Simone Biles. After him are Carlos Soler, Rúben Neves, Youssef En-Nesyri, Harry Wilson, Harvey Barnes, and Emre Mor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bam Adebayo ranks 11,157 out of NaN. Before him are Mike Mignola (1960), Nick Chinlund (1961), Alex English (1954), Alan Curtis (1909), Brian Welch (1970), and Teri Polo (1969). After him are Alice Ghostley (1923), Sid Wilson (1977), Corey Stoll (1976), James Badge Dale (1978), Lea Michele (1986), and Hiram Johnson (1866).

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Among Basketball Players In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Bam Adebayo ranks 151. Before him are Lou Williams (1986), Sam Balter (1909), Carl Knowles (1910), Joe Fulks (1921), Dick Van Arsdale (1943), and Alex English (1954). After him are Al Attles (1936), Spud Webb (1963), Carmelo Anthony (1984), Chuck Cooper (1926), Derrick White (1994), and Artis Gilmore (1949).

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