John Williams

American basketball player (1962–2015)
Person human Q1606354
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John Williams

Summary

John Williams is a human[1]. His place of birth was Sorrento[2]. He was born on +1962-08-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Baton Rouge[4]. He died on +2015-12-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a basketball player[6]. He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Sorrento[2], John Williams…
  • John Williams passed away in Baton Rouge[4].
  • John Williams was born on +1962-08-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Williams died on +2015-12-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Williams held citizenship in United States[8].
  • English was John Williams's native language[9].
  • John Williams worked as a basketball player[6].
  • John Williams's education included a stint at St. Amant High School[10].
  • John Williams was educated at Tulane University[11].
  • John Williams was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha[12].
  • John Williams is recorded as male[13].
  • John Williams's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Williams's member of sports team is recorded as Phoenix Suns[15].
  • John Williams's member of sports team is recorded as Rhode Island Gulls[16].
  • John Williams's member of sports team is recorded as Dallas Mavericks[17].
  • John Williams's member of sports team is recorded as Cleveland Cavaliers[18].
  • John Williams's member of sports team is recorded as Tulane Green Wave men's basketball[19].
  • John Williams's league or competition is recorded as NCAA Division I men's basketball[20].
  • John Williams's league or competition is recorded as National Basketball Association[21].
  • John Williams's position played on team / speciality is recorded as power forward[22].
  • John Williams's position played on team / speciality is recorded as center[23].
  • The cause of death was prostate cancer[24].
  • John Williams's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 155916960[25].
  • John Williams's sport is recorded as basketball[26].
  • John Williams's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09d3hk[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Williams was born in Sorrento[2]. He was born on +1962-08-09T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[9].

Education

Educated at St. Amant High School[10], a high school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1978[30] and Tulane University[11], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1834[33], headquartered in New Orleans[34].

Career and Affiliations

John Williams worked as a basketball player[6].

Death and Burial

John Williams died on +2015-12-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Baton Rouge[4]. The cause of death was prostate cancer[24].

Why It Matters

John Williams has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was John Williams born?

Born in Sorrento[2], John Williams…

Where did John Williams die?

John Williams died in Baton Rouge[4].

What did John Williams do for work?

John Williams worked as basketball player[6].

Where did John Williams go to school?

John Williams was educated at St. Amant High School[10] and Tulane University[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . obits.syracuse.com. obits.syracuse.com. Provenance: 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] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . ESPN. Retrieved . espn.go.com. Provenance: 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] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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