# James Naismith

> James Naismith was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of the game of basketball.

*Canadian-American coach; inventor of basketball*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/james-naismith

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1861-11-06
- **Died:** 1939-11-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-category-fill

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 58.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 22.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 5.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #221
- **Category rank:** #88

## Sources
- [James Naismith](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith)
- [جيمس نايسميث](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%B3_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AB)
- [جيمس نايسميث](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%B3_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AB)
- [James Naismith](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith)
- [Ceyms Neysmit](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceyms_Neysmit)
- [James Naismith](https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith)
- [Джэймс Нейсміт](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D1%8D%D0%B9%D0%BC%D1%81_%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%82)
- [Джеймс Нейсмит](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BC%D1%81_%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82)
- [James Naismith](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith)
- [James Naismith](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith)
- [James Naismith](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith)
- [James Naismith](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith)
- [James Naismith](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith)
- [Τζέιμς Νέισμιθ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B6%CE%AD%CE%B9%CE%BC%CF%82_%CE%9D%CE%AD%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%B8)
- [James Naismith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith)
- [James Naismith](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith)
- [James Naismith](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith)
- [James Naismith](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith)
- [جیمز نیسمیت](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%B2_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AA)
- [James Naismith](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith)
- [James Naismith](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith)
- [James Naismith](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith)
- [ג'יימס נייסמית'](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92'%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%A1_%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%AA')
- [James Naismith](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith)
- [Ջեյմս Նեյսմիթ](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8B%D5%A5%D5%B5%D5%B4%D5%BD_%D5%86%D5%A5%D5%B5%D5%BD%D5%B4%D5%AB%D5%A9)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188962)

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