John Johnson

American basketball player (1947–2016)
Person human Q2334585
John Johnson
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John Johnson

Summary

John Johnson is a human[1]. Born in Carthage[2], he… he was born on +1947-10-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in San Jose[4]. He died on +2016-01-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a basketball player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.6% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,308 views/month, #5,993 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Carthage[2], John Johnson…
  • John Johnson passed away in San Jose[4].
  • John Johnson was born on +1947-10-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Johnson died on +2016-01-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of John Johnson was Mitch Johnson[8].
  • John Johnson held citizenship in United States[9].
  • English was John Johnson's native language[10].
  • John Johnson's professions included basketball player[6].
  • John Johnson was educated at Messmer High School[11].
  • John Johnson's education included a stint at University of Iowa[12].
  • John Johnson's image is recorded as John Johnson Iowa.jpg[13].
  • John Johnson is recorded as male[14].
  • John Johnson's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Johnson's member of sports team is recorded as Portland Trail Blazers[16].
  • John Johnson's member of sports team is recorded as Houston Rockets[17].
  • John Johnson's member of sports team is recorded as Seattle SuperSonics[18].
  • John Johnson's member of sports team is recorded as Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball[19].
  • John Johnson's league or competition is recorded as NCAA Division I men's basketball[20].
  • John Johnson's league or competition is recorded as National Basketball Association[21].
  • John Johnson's ISNI is recorded as 000000003186008X[22].
  • John Johnson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 65702024[23].
  • John Johnson's GND ID is recorded as 1196632065[24].
  • John Johnson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n94067180[25].
  • John Johnson's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 167002880[26].
  • John Johnson's IdRef ID is recorded as 248389386[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Johnson was born in Carthage[2]. He was born on +1947-10-18T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[10].

Education

Educated at Messmer High School[11], a high school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1926[30] and University of Iowa[12], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1847[33], headquartered in Iowa City[34].

Career and Affiliations

John Johnson's professions included basketball player[6].

Personal Life

A child of John Johnson was Mitch Johnson[8].

Death and Burial

John Johnson died on +2016-01-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in San Jose[4].

Why It Matters

John Johnson ranks in the top 0.6% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,308 views/month, #5,993 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was John Johnson born?

John Johnson's place of birth was Carthage[2].

Where did John Johnson die?

John Johnson died in San Jose[4].

What did John Johnson do for work?

John Johnson worked as basketball player[6].

Where did John Johnson go to school?

John Johnson was educated at Messmer High School[11] and University of Iowa[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . seattletimes.com. Retrieved . seattletimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Baseball Reference. Retrieved . basketball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Baseball Reference. Retrieved . basketball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Baseball Reference. Retrieved . basketball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . Baseball Reference. Retrieved . basketball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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