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J. R. Smith

1985 - Today

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Earl Joseph "J. R." Smith III (born September 9, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Smith played high school basketball at New Jersey basketball powerhouse Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark. He entered the NBA out of high school after being selected in the first round of the 2004 NBA draft with the 18th overall pick by the New Orleans Hornets. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. R. Smith has received more than 7,604,586 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. J. R. Smith is the 549th most popular basketball player (down from 332nd in 2019), the 13,883rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,065th in 2019) and the 322nd most popular American Basketball Player.

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  • 7.6M

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  • 34.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, J. R. Smith ranks 549 out of 1,268Before him are Chris Kaman, Mark Jackson, Hot Rod Hundley, Eddie Jones, Zoran Dragić, and Danny Green. After him are Jason Richardson, Baron Davis, Matjaž Smodiš, Lucious Jackson, Scott Brooks, and Domantas Sabonis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, J. R. Smith ranks 402Before him are Nipsey Hussle, Oscar Wendt, Marvin Compper, J. Cole, Peter Velits, and Arden Cho. After him are Michael Oliver, Carl Medjani, Alexandros Tziolis, Gökhan Gönül, Sammy Bossut, and Elizaveta Boyarskaya.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, J. R. Smith ranks 13,883 out of 18,182Before him are Mike Johanns (1950), Erica Leerhsen (1976), Chris Weidman (1984), Arden Cho (1985), David Hahn (1976), and Tanner Buchanan (1998). After him are Chynna Phillips (1968), Chelsea Noble (1964), Lewis Tewanima (1888), Mary L. Trump (1965), Alexa PenaVega (1988), and Emma Bell (1986).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, J. R. Smith ranks 322Before him are Brandon Roy (1984), Chris Kaman (1982), Mark Jackson (1965), Hot Rod Hundley (1934), Eddie Jones (1971), and Danny Green (1987). After him are Jason Richardson (1981), Baron Davis (1979), Lucious Jackson (1941), Scott Brooks (1965), Domantas Sabonis (1996), and P. J. Tucker (1985).

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