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Anthony Edwards

2001 - Today

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Anthony Edwards (born August 5, 2001), nicknamed "Ant-Man" or simply "Ant", is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A shooting guard, he played college basketball for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected with the first overall pick by the Timberwolves in the 2020 NBA draft. He was named an All-Star during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons. Edwards also won a gold medal on the 2024 U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony Edwards has received more than 3,655,486 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Anthony Edwards is the 803rd most popular basketball player (up from 956th in 2019), the 16,523rd most popular biography from United States (down from 16,006th in 2019) and the 429th most popular American Basketball Player.

Anthony Edwards is an American professional basketball player who was the #1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, and has quickly emerged as one of the most exciting young talents in the league, earning NBA All-Rookie honors in 2021 for his prolific scoring ability.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Anthony Edwards ranks 803 out of 1,757. Before him are Patrick Beverley, Tyus Edney, Aleksandar Pavlović, Sasha Vezenkov, Vladimir Lučić, and Kendrick Nunn. After him are Terry Porter, Sergei Monia, Monté Morris, Will Perdue, Nenad Krstić, and Marcus Smart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2001, Anthony Edwards ranks 65. Before him are Armel Bella-Kotchap, Arnau Tenas, Isabela Moner, Odilon Kossounou, Miguel Gutiérrez, and Bryan Zaragoza. After him are Kunlavut Vitidsarn, Zhong Chenle, Lucas Beltrán, Amadou Onana, Thylane Blondeau, and Caleb McLaughlin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anthony Edwards ranks 16,523 out of 20,380. Before him are Melina Perez (1979), Kendrick Nunn (1995), Aaron Tveit (1983), Greg Plitt (1977), Isaiah Mustafa (1974), and Kevin McHale (1988). After him are Terry Porter (1963), Mitch Hedberg (1968), Forrest Griffin (1979), Kurt Busiek (1960), Diane Guerrero (1986), and Wilson Bethel (1984).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Anthony Edwards ranks 429. Before him are Brent Barry (1971), Jaylen Brown (1996), Danny Manning (1966), Patrick Beverley (1988), Tyus Edney (1973), and Kendrick Nunn (1995). After him are Terry Porter (1963), Monté Morris (1995), Will Perdue (1965), Marcus Smart (1994), Allan Houston (1971), and Gordon Hayward (1990).

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