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Famous basketball players by birth year

This list ranks 17 entries by birth year. First on the list is Wilt Chamberlain (born 1936); last is Derrick Rose (born 1988). Right in the middle sits Kobe Bryant (born 1978).

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Sort these basketball players by birth year, born earliest at the top. Use the arrows, then press Check.

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    Birth years come from the Pantheon dataset (MIT Media Lab) and link to each person's Wikipedia page.

    #NameBirth year
    1Wilt Chamberlain
    Basketball player
    		born 1936
    2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    Basketball player
    		born 1947
    3Magic Johnson
    Basketball player
    		born 1959
    4Dennis Rodman
    Basketball player
    		born 1961
    5Michael Jordan
    Basketball player
    		born 1963
    6Shaquille O'Neal
    Basketball player
    		born 1972
    7Steve Nash
    Basketball player
    		born 1974
    8Allen Iverson
    Basketball player
    		born 1975
    9Kobe Bryant
    Basketball player
    		born 1978
    10Lamar Odom
    Basketball player
    		born 1979
    11Yao Ming
    Basketball player
    		born 1980
    12Dwyane Wade
    Basketball player
    		born 1982
    13LeBron James
    Basketball player
    		born 1984
    14Dwight Howard
    Basketball player
    		born 1985
    15Jeremy Lin
    Basketball player
    		born 1988
    16Kevin Durant
    Basketball player
    		born 1988
    17Derrick Rose
    Basketball player
    		born 1988

    Questions

    What is the born earliest on this list?

    Wilt Chamberlain, with born 1936.

    What is the born most recently on this list?

    Derrick Rose, with born 1988.

    Where do these numbers come from?

    Birth years come from the Pantheon dataset (MIT Media Lab) and link to each person's Wikipedia page.

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