List of famous basketball players, with photos, bios, and other information when available. Who are the top basketball players in the world? This includes the most prominent basketball players, living and dead, both in America and abroad. This list of notable basketball players is ordered by their level of prominence, and can be sorted for various bits of information, such as where these historic basketball players were born and what their nationality is. The people on this list are from different countries, but what they all have in common is that they're all renowned basketball players.
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From reputable, prominent, and well known basketball players to the lesser known basketball players of today, these are some of the best professionals in the basketball player field. If you want to answer the questions, "Who are the most famous basketball players ever?" and "What are the names of famous basketball players?" then you're in the right place. {#nodes}...more
- Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961) is an American retired professional basketball player... more
- Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American retired professional... more
- Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is an American retired professional basketball... more
- Kevin Joseph Aloysius "Chuck" Connors (April 10, 1921 – November 10, 1992) was an American... more
- Dwight David Howard (born December 8, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for... more
- Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. ( dwayn; born January 17, 1982) is an American former professional... more
- Allen Ezail Iverson (; born June 7, 1975), nicknamed "the Answer", is an American former... more
- Carmelo Kyam Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who is... more
- William Theodore Walton III (born November 5, 1952) is an American retired basketball player... more
- Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and... more
- Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. (born March 11, 1993) is an American professional basketball player... more
- Antonija Mišura is a Croatian professional basketball player. She plays for Toulouse Métropole... more
- William Warren Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American politician and former professional... more
- John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi, OBE (; born 26 November 1970) is an English psychologist,... more
- Rebecca Lynn Hammon (born March 11, 1977) is a Russian-American assistant coach for the San... more
- Candace Nicole Parker (born April 19, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who... more
- Alonzo Harding Mourning Jr. (born February 8, 1970) is an American former professional... more
- Jason Paul Collins (born December 2, 1978) is an American retired professional basketball... more
- Dražen Petrović (pronounced [drǎʒen pětroʋitɕ]; 22 October 1964 – 7 June 1993) was a Croatian... more
- Isiah Lord Thomas III (born April 30, 1961) is an American former basketball player who played... more
- Dirk Werner Nowitzki (German pronunciation: [ˈdɪʁk ˈvɛʁnɐ noˈvɪtski]) (born June 19, 1978) is... more
- Jalen Anthony Rose (born January 30, 1973) is an American former professional basketball... more
- Andre Jamal Drummond (born August 10, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for... more
- Cheryl D. Miller (born January 3, 1964) is the women's basketball coach at Cal State LA and a... more
- Amar'e Carsares Stoudemire (Hebrew: אמארה סטודמאייר; ; born November 16, 1982) is an ... more
