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Sheryl Swoopes

1971 - Today

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Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA, is a three-time WNBA MVP, and was named one of the league's Top 15 Players of All Time at the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game. Swoopes has won three Olympic gold medals and is one of eleven women's basketball players to have won an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a FIBA World Cup gold, and a WNBA title. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sheryl Swoopes has received more than 1,368,244 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Sheryl Swoopes is the 1,164th most popular basketball player (down from 962nd in 2019), the 16,824th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,792nd in 2019) and the 645th most popular American Basketball Player.

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  • 24.90

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  • 20

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  • 1.42

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  • 4.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Sheryl Swoopes ranks 1,164 out of 1,268Before her are Edgaras Ulanovas, Erick Dampier, Jordan Mickey, Corey Maggette, Jimmer Fredette, and Tadija Dragićević. After her are Doug McDermott, Paul Zipser, Bobby Portis, Semyon Antonov, Josh Richardson, and Shabazz Napier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Sheryl Swoopes ranks 917Before her are Hidetoyo Watanabe, Yoshihito Yamaji, Ryoichi Fukushige, Adam Gilchrist, Kozo Hosokawa, and Caprice Bourret. After her are Kiyonobu Okajima, Deuce, Takashi Onishi, Hiroyoshi Kuwabara, Scott Booth, and Robert Gibbs.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sheryl Swoopes ranks 16,824 out of 18,182Before her are Paul Arriola (1995), J. J. Watt (1989), Lance Cade (1981), Amos Lee (1977), Uffie (1987), and Joshua Bassett (2000). After her are Brandon McNulty (1998), Patrisse Cullors (1983), Glenn Youngkin (1966), Mackenzie Lintz (1996), Doug McDermott (1992), and Kenton Duty (1995).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Sheryl Swoopes ranks 645Before her are Marvin Williams (1986), Randy Foye (1983), Erick Dampier (1975), Jordan Mickey (1994), Corey Maggette (1979), and Jimmer Fredette (1989). After her are Doug McDermott (1992), Bobby Portis (1995), Josh Richardson (1993), Shabazz Napier (1991), Dion Waiters (1991), and Jarrett Jack (1983).