Al-Farouq Aminu

Nigerian-American basketball player
Person human Q427720
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Summary

Al-Farouq Aminu was born on September 21, 1990[1], in Atlanta[2]. He has worked as a basketball player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,247 views/month, #6,799 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[5], Nigeria[6]
  • Native language: English[7]
  • Educated at: Norcross High School[8], Wake Forest University[9]
  • Religion or worldview: Islam[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Member of sports team: New Orleans Pelicans[12], Los Angeles Clippers[13], Portland Trail Blazers[14], Dallas Mavericks[15]
  • League or competition: National Basketball Association[16]
  • Commons category: Al-Farouq Aminu[17]
  • Position played on team / speciality: power forward[18], small forward[19]
  • Sport: basketball[20]
  • Drafted by: Los Angeles Clippers[21]
  • Official website: http://chiefhasarrived.com/[22]
  • Participant in: 2012 Summer Olympics[23], 2018–19 NBA season[24], 2013 FIBA Africa Championship[25], 2015 FIBA Africa Championship[26], 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[28], Nigerian Pidgin[29]
  • Country for sport: Nigeria[30]
  • Sport number: 8[31]
  • Start of work period: 2010[32]
  • Height: 206 cm[33]
  • Mass: 100 kg[34]
  • Sibling: Alade Aminu[35]
  • Social media followers: 79,247[36], 86,013[37], 77,082[38], 75,165[39]
  • P14750: 05B9-E243-1461-7C43-7BE0[40]

Why It Matters

Al-Farouq Aminu has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Al-Farouq Aminu born?

Al-Farouq Aminu was born in Atlanta[2].

What did Al-Farouq Aminu do for work?

Al-Farouq Aminu worked as a basketball player[3].

Where did Al-Farouq Aminu go to school?

Al-Farouq Aminu was educated at Norcross High School[8] and Wake Forest University[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Basketball Reference. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2h ago · HanTsî · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 29
    Intersportstats athlete id → 3000596487
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', 'ha', 'he', 'id', 'it', 'j
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://chiefhasarrived.com/
    Sport → basketball
    Height → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+206'}
    Place of birth → Atlanta
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