Armen Gilliam

American basketball player (1964–2011)
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Armen Gilliam
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Summary

Armen Gilliam was born on May 28, 1964[1], in Pittsburgh[2]. He died on July 5, 2011[3], in Bridgeville[4]. He worked as a basketball player[5] and basketball coach[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (748 views/month, #7,155 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Bethel Cemetery[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Native language: English[10]
  • Educated at: Bethel Park High School[11], University of Nevada, Las Vegas[12], Independence Community College[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Member of sports team: Milwaukee Bucks[15], Brooklyn Nets[16], New Orleans Pelicans[17], Pittsburgh Xplosion[18], Utah Jazz[19], Charlotte Hornets[20], Philadelphia 76ers[21], Phoenix Suns[22], UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball[23]
  • League or competition: NCAA Division I men's basketball[24], National Basketball Association[25]
  • Commons category: Armen Gilliam[26]
  • Position played on team / speciality: power forward[27]
  • Cause of death: myocardial infarction[28]
  • Sport: basketball[29]
  • Drafted by: Phoenix Suns[30]
  • Family name: Gilliam[31]
  • Given name: Armen[32]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[33]
  • Participant in: 1986 FIBA World Championship[34]
  • Country for sport: United States[35]
  • Start of work period: 1987[36]
  • End of work period: 2006[37]
  • Height: 206 cm[38]
  • Mass: 105 kg[39]
  • P14750: C87B-16DB-67A8-C15D-5BD1[40]

Why It Matters

Armen Gilliam has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Armen Gilliam born?

Armen Gilliam was born in Pittsburgh[2].

Where did Armen Gilliam die?

Armen Gilliam passed away in Bridgeville[4].

What did Armen Gilliam do for work?

Armen Gilliam worked as a basketball player[5] and basketball coach[6].

Where did Armen Gilliam go to school?

Armen Gilliam was educated at Bethel Park High School[11], University of Nevada, Las Vegas[12], and Independence Community College[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · HanTsî · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Intersportstats athlete id → 3000388804
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ce', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'it', '
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  2. 29d ago · HanTsî · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Armen
    Member of sports team → Milwaukee Bucks, Brooklyn Nets, New Orleans Pelicans +6
    Sex or gender → male
    Position played on team / speciality → power forward
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