John Paxson

American basketball player
Person human Q659284
John Paxson
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John Paxson

Summary

John Paxson is a human[1]. He was born in Dayton[2]. He was born on +1960-09-29T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a basketball player[4], basketball coach[5], and sports executive[6]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (714 views/month, #6,704 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Paxson was born in Dayton[2].
  • John Paxson was born on +1960-09-29T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Paxson's father was Jim Paxson, Sr.[8].
  • John Paxson held citizenship in United States[9].
  • English was John Paxson's native language[10].
  • John Paxson's professions included basketball player[4].
  • John Paxson's professions included basketball coach[5].
  • John Paxson's professions included sports executive[6].
  • Among John Paxson's employers was Chicago Bulls[11].
  • John Paxson was educated at Archbishop Alter High School[12].
  • John Paxson was educated at University of Notre Dame[13].
  • John Paxson's image is recorded as John Paxson in 2009.jpeg[14].
  • John Paxson is recorded as male[15].
  • John Paxson's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Paxson's member of sports team is recorded as Chicago Bulls[17].
  • John Paxson's member of sports team is recorded as San Antonio Spurs[18].
  • John Paxson's league or competition is recorded as National Basketball Association[19].
  • John Paxson's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1429990[20].
  • John Paxson's Commons category is recorded as John Paxson[21].
  • John Paxson's position played on team / speciality is recorded as point guard[22].
  • John Paxson's sport is recorded as basketball[23].
  • John Paxson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/014ptb[24].
  • John Paxson's drafted by is recorded as San Antonio Spurs[25].
  • John Paxson's family name is recorded as Paxson[26].
  • John Paxson's given name is recorded as John[27].

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Origins and Family

John Paxson's place of birth was Dayton[2]. He was born on +1960-09-29T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Jim Paxson, Sr.[8]. English was his native language[10].

Education

Educated at Archbishop Alter High School[12], a high school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1962[30] and University of Notre Dame[13], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1842[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include basketball player[4], basketball coach[5], and sports executive[6]. John Paxson was employed by Chicago Bulls[11].

Why It Matters

John Paxson ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (714 views/month, #6,704 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was John Paxson born?

John Paxson was born in Dayton[2].

Who were John Paxson's parents?

John Paxson's father was Jim Paxson, Sr.[8].

What did John Paxson do for work?

John Paxson worked as basketball player[4], basketball coach[5], and sports executive[6].

Where did John Paxson go to school?

John Paxson was educated at Archbishop Alter High School[12] and University of Notre Dame[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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