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Franklin A. Thomas

American businessman
Person human Q5491240

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
May 27, 1934
Date of death
December 22, 2021
Place of birth
Bedford–Stuyvesant
Place of death
Manhattan
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
businessperson, basketball player
Educated at
Columbia University, Columbia Law School, Franklin K. Lane High School[8][9][10]
Award received
Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Described by source
Franklin A. Thomas, Pathbreaking Ford Foundation President, Dies at 87[20]
Family name
Thomas[16]
Given name
Franklin, Augustine, Frank[17][18][19]
League or competition
NCAA Division I men's basketball[14]
Member of sports team
Columbia Lions men's basketball[13]
Name in native language
Franklin Augustine Thomas[22]
Sport
basketball[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Franklin Thomas en Frank Thomas en Franklin A Thomas en Franklin A. Thomas en Franklin Augustine Thomas ar فرانكلين أوغسطين توماس ar فرانكلين أوغسطين طوماس ja フランクリン・A・トーマス
🔖 Identifiers · 14
VIAF cluster ID
31862380
Library of Congress authority ID
nr92032838
GND ID
1302292854
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Franklin Thomas Ford Foundation.jpg ↗
BlackPast.org ID
african-american-history/thomas-franklin-1934
Freebase ID
/m/092vjs
LittleSis people ID
1163
Munzinger person ID
00000016599
Notable Names Database ID
227/000123855
Prabook ID
2444869
Sports Reference college basketball player ID
frank-thomas-3
WikiTree person ID
Thomas-78521
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjyHCfGXMfx7yQwmHccfhd
Yale LUX ID
person/366e758e-09a3-42cf-a71d-b608c6d33eff

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Summary

Franklin A. Thomas was born on May 27, 1934[1], in Bedford–Stuyvesant[2]. He died on December 22, 2021[3], in Manhattan[4]. He worked as a businessperson[5] and basketball player[6].

FAQs

Where was Franklin A. Thomas born?

Franklin A. Thomas's place of birth was Bedford–Stuyvesant[2].

Where did Franklin A. Thomas die?

Franklin A. Thomas died in Manhattan[4].

What did Franklin A. Thomas do for work?

Franklin A. Thomas worked as a businessperson[5] and basketball player[6].

Where did Franklin A. Thomas go to school?

Franklin A. Thomas was educated at Columbia University[8], Columbia Law School[9], and Franklin K. Lane High School[10].

What awards did Franklin A. Thomas receive?

Honors received include Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Thomas
    GND ID → 1302292854
    WorldCat Entities ID → E39PCjyHCfGXMfx7yQwmHccfhd
    Educated at → Columbia University, Columbia Law School, Franklin K. Lane High School
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