BASKETBALL PLAYER
James Donaldson
1957 - Today

James Donaldson
James Lee Donaldson III (born August 16, 1957) is a British-American former professional basketball player who grew up in California and played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association and several leagues across Europe. Born in Heacham, England, Donaldson played high school basketball for Luther Burbank High School in California before enrolling at Washington State University to play for the Cougars. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. James Donaldson is the 937th most popular basketball player (down from 839th in 2024), the 7,438th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,040th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Basketball Player.
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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Among basketball players, James Donaldson ranks 937 out of 1,757. Before him are Ernie Grunfeld, Michael Redd, Jerry Stackhouse, Kostas Antetokounmpo, Jalen Brunson, and Víctor Sada. After him are Danny Green, Will Perdue, Berni Rodríguez, Allan Houston, Miroslav Berić, and Kent Benson.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErnie Grunfeld
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 931
Michael Redd
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 932
Jerry Stackhouse
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 933
Kostas Antetokounmpo
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 934
Jalen Brunson
1996 - Present
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 935
Víctor Sada
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 936
James Donaldson
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 937
Danny Green
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 938
Will Perdue
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 939
Berni Rodríguez
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 940
Allan Houston
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 941
Miroslav Berić
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 942
Kent Benson
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 943
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, James Donaldson ranks 766. Before him are David Fairclough, Sunil Mittal, Arthur Albiston, Cindy Sheehan, Val Demings, and Duane G. Carey. After him are Margaret Spellings, Reggie Theus, Jim Craig, Faith Prince, Graham Rix, and Colin Mochrie.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsDavid Fairclough
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 760
Sunil Mittal
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 761
Arthur Albiston
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 762
Cindy Sheehan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 763
Val Demings
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 764
Duane G. Carey
ASTRONAUT
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 765
James Donaldson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 766
Margaret Spellings
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 767
Reggie Theus
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 768
Jim Craig
HOCKEY PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 769
Faith Prince
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 770
Graham Rix
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 771
Colin Mochrie
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 772
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, James Donaldson ranks 7,440 out of 8,785. Before him are Luke Pasqualino (1990), Samantha Cameron (1971), Tom Holland (1968), Andy Abraham (1964), Peter Elliott (1962), and Gideon Emery (1972). After him are Emily Lloyd (1970), Hugo Speer (1968), Dave Beasant (1959), Emile Smith Rowe (2000), Hannah Taylor-Gordon (1987), and Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones (2002).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsLuke Pasqualino
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 7,434
Samantha Cameron
BUSINESSPERSON
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 7,435
Tom Holland
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 7,436
Andy Abraham
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 7,437
Peter Elliott
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 7,438
Gideon Emery
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 7,439
James Donaldson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 7,440
Emily Lloyd
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 7,441
Hugo Speer
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 7,442
Dave Beasant
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 7,443
Emile Smith Rowe
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 7,444
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 7,445
Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones
DESIGNER
2002 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 7,446
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among basketball players born in United Kingdom, James Donaldson ranks 5. Before him are Ben Gordon (1983), OG Anunoby (1997), Carlton Myers (1971), and Liz Cambage (1991). After him are Pops Mensah-Bonsu (1983), Robert Archibald (1980), Nikola Jović (2003), Ian Vougioukas (1985), Joel Freeland (1987), Aaron Geramipoor (1992), and Kelenna Azubuike (1983).
Ben Gordon
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 1
OG Anunoby
1997 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 2
Carlton Myers
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 3
Liz Cambage
1991 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 4
James Donaldson
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 5
Pops Mensah-Bonsu
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.91
Rank: 6
Robert Archibald
1980 - 2020
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 7
Nikola Jović
2003 - Present
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 8
Ian Vougioukas
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.40
Rank: 9
Joel Freeland
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.30
Rank: 10
Aaron Geramipoor
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.89
Rank: 11
Kelenna Azubuike
1983 - Present
HPI: 29.48
Rank: 12















































