Joe Fortenberry

American basketball player (1911–1993)
Person human Q2530487
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Joe Fortenberry

Summary

Joe Fortenberry is a human[1]. He was born in Slidell[2]. He was born on +1911-04-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Amarillo[4]. He died on +1993-06-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a basketball player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Joe Fortenberry's place of birth was Slidell[2].
  • Joe Fortenberry passed away in Amarillo[4].
  • Joe Fortenberry was born on +1911-04-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Joe Fortenberry was born on +1911-04-11T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Joe Fortenberry died on +1993-06-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Joe Fortenberry held citizenship in United States[9].
  • English was Joe Fortenberry's native language[10].
  • Joe Fortenberry worked as a basketball player[6].
  • Joe Fortenberry was educated at Happy High School[11].
  • Joe Fortenberry's image is recorded as Joe Fortenberry.jpg[12].
  • Joe Fortenberry is recorded as male[13].
  • Joe Fortenberry's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Joe Fortenberry's member of sports team is recorded as West Texas A&M Buffaloes men's basketball[15].
  • Joe Fortenberry's league or competition is recorded as Continental Basketball Association[16].
  • Joe Fortenberry's position played on team / speciality is recorded as center[17].
  • The cause of death was cancer[18].
  • Joe Fortenberry's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 40976172[19].
  • Joe Fortenberry's sport is recorded as basketball[20].
  • Joe Fortenberry's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rfv2j[21].
  • Joe Fortenberry's family name is recorded as Fortenberry[22].
  • Joe Fortenberry's given name is recorded as Joe[23].
  • Joe Fortenberry's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • Joe Fortenberry's participant in is recorded as 1936 Summer Olympics[25].
  • Joe Fortenberry's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as fo/joe-fortenberry-1[26].
  • Joe Fortenberry's country for sport is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Joe Fortenberry's place of birth was Slidell[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1911-04-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1911-04-11T00:00:00Z[8]. English was his native language[10].

Education

Joe Fortenberry's education included a stint at Happy High School[11].

Career and Affiliations

Joe Fortenberry worked as a basketball player[6].

Death and Burial

Joe Fortenberry died on +1993-06-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Amarillo[4]. The cause of death was cancer[18].

Why It Matters

Joe Fortenberry ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Joe Fortenberry born?

Joe Fortenberry's place of birth was Slidell[2].

Where did Joe Fortenberry die?

Joe Fortenberry died in Amarillo[4].

What did Joe Fortenberry do for work?

Joe Fortenberry worked as basketball player[6].

Where did Joe Fortenberry go to school?

Joe Fortenberry was educated at Happy High School[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . nasljerseys.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . nasljerseys.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . nasljerseys.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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