# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/candace-parker
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:07:57.409Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/candace-parker"
name: "Candace Parker"
slug: "candace-parker"
description: "Candace Nicole Parker, nicknamed \"Ace\", is an American former professional basketball player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest WNBA players of all time, she was selected as the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. She spent 13 seasons on the Sparks, two seasons with the Chicago Sky, and one season with the Las Vegas Aces, winning a championship with each team. Parker is credited with growing the popularity of women's basketball. She will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2026."
tagline: "American basketball player"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Candace_Parker_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Basketball Players"
  slug: "basketball-players"
profileType:
  name: "Basketball Player"
  slug: "basketball-player"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3665646"
birthDate: "1986-04-19"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             12.56191140565051
  historical:           23.31999066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     85
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: 170
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
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    handle:    "Candace_Parker"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/candaceparker/"
    handle:    "candaceparker"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/candaceparker"
    handle:    "candaceparker"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3077076/"
    handle:    "nm3077076"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.candaceparker.com/"
sources:
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "كانداس باركر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Кандис Паркър"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Candace Parkerová"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Parker"
    title: "Candace Parker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Candace Parker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Candace Parker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Candace Parker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Parker"
    title: "Candace Parker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "キャンデース・パーカー"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "캔디스 파커"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendesa_P%C4%81rkere"
    title: "Kendesa Pārkere"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Parker"
    title: "Candace Parker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Кендис Паркер"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Parker"
    title: "Candace Parker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Parker"
    title: "Candace Parker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Parker"
    title: "Candace Parker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Parker"
    title: "Candace Parker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Паркер, Кэндис"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242278"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2094059"
    title: "Candace Parker"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump