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Hakeem Olajuwon

Nigerian-American basketball player
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Hakeem Olajuwon
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Summary

Hakeem Olajuwon was born on January 21, 1963[1], in Lagos[2]. He has worked as a basketball player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.25% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,996 views/month, #2,542 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Child: Abi Olajuwon[5], Abdullah Olajuwon[6], Rahman Olajuwon[7], Aziz Olajuwon[8], Malik Olajuwon[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[10], Nigeria[11]
  • Native language: Yoruba[12], English[13]
  • Educated at: University of Houston[14]
  • Award received: NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player[15], Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year[16], 1984 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans[17], NBA All-Defensive Team[18], NBA All-Rookie Team[19], All-NBA Team[20], NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award[21], NBA Most Valuable Player Award[22], Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award[23], Best NBA Player ESPY Award[24], Great Immigrants Award[25], FIBA Hall of Fame[26]
  • Member of: Phi Slama Jama[27]
  • Religion or worldview: Sunni Islam[28]
  • Sex or gender: male[29]
  • Member of sports team: Toronto Raptors[30]
  • League or competition: National Basketball Association[31]
  • Commons category: Hakeem Olajuwon[32]
  • Position played on team / speciality: center[33]
  • Residence: Amman[34]
  • Sport: basketball[35]
  • Drafted by: Houston Rockets[36]
  • Family name: Olajuwon[37]
  • Given name: Hakeem[38]
  • Described at URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20020210075917/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores96/96083/96083361.htm[39], https://web.archive.org/web/20190413220206/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores96/96018/96018306.htm[40], https://web.archive.org/web/20190413220404/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores96/96070/96070364.htm[41], https://web.archive.org/web/20190413220808/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores95/95347/95347321.htm[42], https://web.archive.org/web/20190413220956/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores96/96104/96104407.htm[43], https://web.archive.org/web/20190413221946/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores97/97030/97030308.htm[44], https://web.archive.org/web/20190413222141/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores97/97088/97088364.htm[45], https://web.archive.org/web/20010211233647/http://www.nba.com/games9798/980216/HOULAC/boxscore.html[46], https://web.archive.org/web/20190413224224/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores95/95332/95332316.htm[47], https://web.archive.org/web/19961230133803/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores95/95362/95362315.htm[48]
  • Eye color: dark brown[49]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of African Biography[50]
  • Participant in: 1996 Summer Olympics[51]

Why It Matters

Hakeem Olajuwon has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

Where was Hakeem Olajuwon born?

Hakeem Olajuwon's place of birth was Lagos[2].

What did Hakeem Olajuwon do for work?

Hakeem Olajuwon worked as a basketball player[3].

Where did Hakeem Olajuwon go to school?

Hakeem Olajuwon was educated at University of Houston[14].

What awards did Hakeem Olajuwon receive?

Honors received include NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player[15], Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year[16], 1984 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans[17], and NBA All-Defensive Team[18].

Related Entities

Amman Nigeria United States University of Houston

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  33. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . espn.go.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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