Jake Tsakalidis

Greek basketball player (born 1979)
Person human Q463074
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Summary

Jake Tsakalidis was born on June 10, 1979[1], in Rustavi[2]. He has worked as a basketball player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (392 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Georgia[5], Greece[6], Soviet Union[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Member of sports team: Greece men's national basketball team[9], Olympiacos B.C.[10], AEK B.C.[11], Houston Rockets[12], Memphis Grizzlies[13], Phoenix Suns[14]
  • League or competition: National Basketball Association[15]
  • Commons category: Jake Tsakalidis[16]
  • Position played on team / speciality: center[17]
  • Sport: basketball[18]
  • Drafted by: Phoenix Suns[19]
  • Family name: Tsakalidis[20]
  • Given name: Jake[21]
  • Participant in: EuroBasket 1999[22], EuroBasket 2003[23], 1998 FIBA World Championship[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Modern Greek[25]
  • Birth name: Алексей Ледков[26]
  • Country for sport: Greece[27]
  • Name in native language: Ιάκωβος Τσακαλίδης[28]
  • Start of work period: 1996[29]
  • End of work period: 2008[30]
  • Height: 218 cm[31]
  • Mass: 130 kg[32]
  • P14750: DB4C-261E-1FE5-90CA-1686[33]

Why It Matters

Jake Tsakalidis has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Jake Tsakalidis born?

Jake Tsakalidis's place of birth was Rustavi[2].

What did Jake Tsakalidis do for work?

Jake Tsakalidis worked as a basketball player[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . National Basketball Association. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . sport-express.ru. sport-express.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · HanTsî · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Date of death → —
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  3. 7w ago · OBender12 · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Birth name → {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Алексей Ледков'}
    Wikidata description → Greek basketball player (born 1979)
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  4. 9w ago · ~2026-41416-36 · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 10w ago · HanTsî · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → basketball
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    Place of birth → Rustavi
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