John Salley

American basketball player (born 1964)
Person human Q982558
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John Salley

Summary

John Salley is a human[1]. Born in Brooklyn[2], he… he was born on +1964-05-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an actor[4], basketball player[5], and film actor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,320 views/month, #6,128 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Salley was born in Brooklyn[2].
  • John Salley was born on +1964-05-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Salley held citizenship in United States[8].
  • English was John Salley's native language[9].
  • John Salley worked as an actor[4].
  • John Salley worked as a basketball player[5].
  • John Salley worked as a film actor[6].
  • John Salley was educated at Canarsie High School[10].
  • John Salley was educated at Georgia Tech[11].
  • John Salley's image is recorded as John Salley LF.JPG[12].
  • John Salley is recorded as male[13].
  • John Salley's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Salley's member of sports team is recorded as Toronto Raptors[15].
  • John Salley's member of sports team is recorded as Miami Heat[16].
  • John Salley's member of sports team is recorded as Panathinaikos B.C.[17].
  • John Salley's member of sports team is recorded as Los Angeles Lakers[18].
  • John Salley's member of sports team is recorded as Chicago Bulls[19].
  • John Salley's member of sports team is recorded as Detroit Pistons[20].
  • John Salley's league or competition is recorded as National Basketball Association[21].
  • John Salley's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0758582[22].
  • John Salley's Commons category is recorded as John Salley[23].
  • John Salley's position played on team / speciality is recorded as power forward[24].
  • John Salley's position played on team / speciality is recorded as center[25].
  • John Salley's sport is recorded as basketball[26].
  • John Salley's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04pq38[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Brooklyn[2], John Salley… he was born on +1964-05-16T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[9].

Education

Educated at Canarsie High School[10], a high school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1964[30] and Georgia Tech[11], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1885[33], headquartered in Atlanta[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4], basketball player[5], and film actor[6].

Why It Matters

John Salley ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,320 views/month, #6,128 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was John Salley born?

John Salley's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].

What did John Salley do for work?

John Salley worked as actor[4], basketball player[5], and film actor[6].

Where did John Salley go to school?

John Salley was educated at Canarsie High School[10] and Georgia Tech[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. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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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