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Illinois Fighting Illini

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Illinois Fighting Illini

Summary

Illinois Fighting Illini is a university and college sports club[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of university_and_college_sports_club entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (427 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Illinois Fighting Illini is in the country of United States[3].
  • Illinois Fighting Illini's instance of is recorded as university and college sports club[4].
  • Illinois Fighting Illini's home venue is recorded as Gies Memorial Stadium[5].
  • Illinois Fighting Illini's league or competition is recorded as NCAA Division I[6].
  • Illinois Fighting Illini's Commons category is recorded as University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign athletics[7].
  • Illinois Fighting Illini comprises Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball[8].
  • Illinois Fighting Illini comprises Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball[9].
  • January 1, 1879 marks the founding of Illinois Fighting Illini[10].
  • Illinois Fighting Illini's sport is recorded as American football[11].
  • Illinois Fighting Illini's sport is recorded as basketball[12].
  • Illinois Fighting Illini's official website is recorded as http://www.fightingillini.com/[13].
  • Illinois Fighting Illini's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Illinois Fighting Illini[14].
  • Illinois Fighting Illini's represents is recorded as University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[15].
  • Illinois Fighting Illini's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fighting Illini'}[16].
  • Illinois Fighting Illini's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+60166'}[17].
  • Illinois Fighting Illini's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+64601'}[18].
  • Illinois Fighting Illini's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+70764'}[19].

Product Details

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  • Type: Group[20]

  • Began / founded: 1878[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2ea29ab8-6cba-410f-afda-334af5d0ea55[22]

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Founding

January 1, 1879 marks the founding of Illinois Fighting Illini[10].

Why It Matters

Illinois Fighting Illini ranks in the top 5% of university_and_college_sports_club entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (427 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

United States University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ncaa.com. Retrieved . ncaa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ncaa.com. Retrieved . ncaa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball, Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball
    Has parts → —
    Inception → +1879-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+60166'}, {'amount': '+64601'}, {'amount': '+70764'}
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P373]]: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign athletics, Update P373 to avoid commons category redirect"
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