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Ken Griffey Jr.

American baseball player (born 1969)
Person Human Q536900

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
November 21, 1969
Place of birth
Donora
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
baseball player, aircraft pilot
Educated at
Moeller High School[8]
Award received
Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Rawlings Gold Glove Award, Silver Slugger Award, Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award, Major League Baseball All-Century Team, Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award, Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award, Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame, Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Father
Ken Griffey, Sr.[5]
Child
Trey Griffey[6]
Birth name
George Kenneth Griffey Jr.[30]
Country for sport
United States[31]
Drafted by
Seattle Mariners[24]
Family name
Griffey[25]
Generational suffix
L252247-F2
Given name
George, Kenneth[26][27]
League or competition
Major League Baseball[21]
Member of
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame[18][19]
Member of sports team
Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners
Position played on team / speciality
center fielder[22]
Significant event
Major League Baseball debut, Major League Baseball final game[28][29]
Sport
baseball[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en The Natural en George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey, Jr. en Junior en Ken Griffey en Ken Griffey Jr. en The Kid en George Kenneth Griffey Jr. en George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey Jr. ar كين غريفي جونيور de Ken Griffey jr. de Ken Griffey, Jr. de Ken Griffey junior de Griffey es Ken Griffey Jr. es Ken Griffey Jr fr Ken Griffey he קן גריפי ג'וניור ja THE KID ja ケン・グリフィー・ジュニア ja ジュニア'
🔖 Identifiers · 30
VIAF cluster ID
58257468
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n91062187
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ken Griffey, Jr. June 2009 (cropped).jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
0h1gl
Baseball Almanac ID
griffke02
Baseball Reference major league player ID
g/griffke02
Baseball Reference minor & foreign league player ID
griffe002geo
Comic Vine ID
4005-67431
Discogs artist ID
226958
ESPN.com MLB player ID
2148
Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID
0497
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Ken-Griffey-Jr
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FAST ID
287781
Famous Birthdays ID
people/ken-griffey-jr
FanGraphs player ID
327
Freebase ID
/m/0h1gl
HAND ID
3AE7-F8ED-8D7F-1A9E-9325
Instagram username
therealkengriffeyjr
MLB.com player ID
115135
NNDB people ID
460/000023391
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ID
griffey-jr-ken
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095908132
Podchaser creator ID
107aDxLA8s
Prabook ID
960225
Retrosheet person ID
grifk002
Topic's main category
Category:Ken Griffey, Jr.
Trading Card Database name ID
2245
WikiTree person ID
Griffey-261
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJycJVxtKrjp9TdRgWwV4q
Yale LUX ID
person/8c1bd055-c0e8-4c2a-aacb-c19c53ff3242

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🔗 Connections
Award received 6
Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award, Rawlings Gold Glove Award, Silver Slugger Award, Major League Baseball All-Century Team, Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award, Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award
Member of sports team 4
Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds
Given name 2
George, Kenneth
Occupation 2
aircraft pilot, baseball player
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Drafted by 1
Seattle Mariners
Father 1
Ken Griffey, Sr.
Instance of 1
human
League or competition 1
Major League Baseball
Member of 1
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Parent of 1
Ken Griffey, Sr.
Place of birth 1
Donora
Position played on team / speciality 1
center fielder
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
baseball
← Significant person 1
1987 Major League Baseball draft
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Summary

Ken Griffey Jr. was born on November 21, 1969[1], in Donora[2]. Ken Griffey Jr. has worked as a baseball player[3] and aircraft pilot[4].

FAQs

Where was Ken Griffey Jr. born?

Ken Griffey Jr.'s place of birth was Donora[2].

Who were Ken Griffey Jr.'s parents?

Ken Griffey Jr.'s father was Ken Griffey, Sr.[5].

What did Ken Griffey Jr. do for work?

Ken Griffey Jr. worked as a baseball player[3] and aircraft pilot[4].

Where did Ken Griffey Jr. go to school?

Ken Griffey Jr. was educated at Moeller High School[8].

What awards did Ken Griffey Jr. receive?

Honors received include Major League Baseball All-Star Game[9], Rawlings Gold Glove Award[10], Silver Slugger Award[11], and Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award[12].

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Baseball Reference. wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . baseballhall.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Baseball Reference. wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Baseball Reference. wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Baseball Reference. wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . MLB.com. Retrieved . m.mlb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . mlb.mlb.com. mlb.mlb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . espn.com. espn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . mlb.com. mlb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . baseballhall.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Major League Baseball. wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . baseballhall.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . baseballhall.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . baseballhall.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Baseball Reference. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Baseball Reference. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Baseball Reference. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Rawlings Gold Glove Award, Silver Slugger Award +1
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