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Shelden Williams

1983 - Today

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Shelden DeMar Williams (born October 21, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Landlord", he played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, and later played in the NBA for parts of seven seasons. Williams earned the 2005 and 2006 NABC Defensive Player of the Year Awards while at Duke, becoming only the fifth player in history to earn the award two consecutive years. He holds Duke's career blocks record, single-season blocks record, and career rebounding record. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Shelden Williams is the 1,898th most popular basketball player (down from 1,676th in 2024), the 21,474th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,916th in 2019) and the 1,063rd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Shelden Williams ranks 1,898 out of 1,757. Before him are Josh Jackson, John Salmons, Walker Kessler, Larry Sanders, Marquis Daniels, and Smush Parker. After him are Jalen Smith, Willie Cauley-Stein, Tyler Zeller, Joel Przybilla, Sonia Ursu-Kim, and Wang Lili.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Shelden Williams ranks 1,769. Before him are Malcolm Howard, Spencer Pratt, Lulu Wang, Katie White, Chika Chukwumerije, and Liam Finn. After him are Kazuyoshi Suwazono, Colin Smith, George Bridgewater, Matt Leinart, Ashleigh McIvor, and Nick Symmonds.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shelden Williams ranks 21,482 out of 20,380. Before him are Smush Parker (1981), Robbie Findley (1985), Scott Durant (1988), Bo Bice (1975), Jeremy Pope (1992), and Matt Cain (1984). After him are Evan Ross (1988), Jalen Smith (2000), Matt Shively (1990), Justin Morrow (1987), Haley Anderson (1991), and Willie Cauley-Stein (1993).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Shelden Williams ranks 1,063. Before him are Josh Jackson (1997), John Salmons (1979), Walker Kessler (2001), Larry Sanders (1988), Marquis Daniels (1981), and Smush Parker (1981). After him are Jalen Smith (2000), Willie Cauley-Stein (1993), Tyler Zeller (1990), Joel Przybilla (1979), Ronnie Brewer (1985), and Tyler Honeycutt (1990).

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