# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/tony-allen
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:17:42.814Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/tony-allen"
name: "Tony Allen"
slug: "tony-allen"
description: "Anthony Allen is an American former professional basketball player who played for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), primarily for the Boston Celtics and Memphis Grizzlies. Nicknamed \"the Grindfather\", he is a six-time member on the NBA All-Defensive Team, including three first-team selections. Allen won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008. Known for his suffocating on-ball pressure, he is widely regarded as one of the best defenders in NBA history."
tagline: "American basketball player"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tony_Allen_fouled.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
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: "1982-01-11"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           54.55
  momentum:             0
  historical:           21.04878133333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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