Forest Able

American basketball player
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Summary

Forest Able was born on July 27, 1932[1], in Louisville[2]. He died on January 4, 2026[3], in Fairdale[4]. He worked as a basketball player[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Educated at: Fairdale High School[8], University of Louisville[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Member of sports team: Philadelphia 76ers[11], Louisville Cardinals men's basketball[12]
  • League or competition: NCAA Division I men's basketball[13], National Basketball Association[14]
  • Position played on team / speciality: point guard[15], shooting guard[16]
  • Sport: basketball[17]
  • Drafted by: Philadelphia 76ers[18]
  • Family name: Able[19]
  • Given name: Forest[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[21]
  • Country for sport: United States[22]
  • Name in native language: Forest Able[23]
  • Sport number: 6[24]
  • Start of work period: 1956[25]
  • End of work period: 1957[26]
  • Height: 190[27]
  • Mass: 82[28]

Why It Matters

Forest Able has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Forest Able born?

Forest Able's place of birth was Louisville[2].

Where did Forest Able die?

Forest Able died in Fairdale[4].

What did Forest Able do for work?

Forest Able worked as a basketball player[5].

Where did Forest Able go to school?

Forest Able was educated at Fairdale High School[8] and University of Louisville[9].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · GBG · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Forest
    Member of sports team → Philadelphia 76ers, Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
    Position played on team / speciality → point guard, shooting guard
    Sex or gender → male
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Date of birth: 27 July 1932"
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