Dwight Howard

Dwight Howard is an American professional basketball player who played for the Orlando Magic and the Los Angeles Lakers before joining the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2013. He won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 2008 and was part of the USA national basketball team that won gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

He began playing basketball on a professional level after graduating from Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy where he excelled in the school’s basketball team and led them to the 2004 state title. He bypassed college and entered the 2004 NBA draft and was selected by the Orlando Magic, where he played from 2004 until 2012.

In 2011, he became the first player in the NBA's history to win the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year Award for three consecutive seasons.

Dwight Howard is a famous American basketball player, who was born on December 8, 1985. As a person born on this date, Dwight Howard is listed in our database as the 4th most popular celebrity for the day (December 8) and the 15th most popular for the year (1985).

People born on December 8 fall under the Zodiac sign of Sagittarius, the Archer. Dwight Howard is the 60th most popular Sagittarius.

Aside from information specific to Dwight Howard's birthday, Dwight Howard is the 433rd most famous American and ranks 6th in famous people born in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

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