Kent Benson

American basketball player
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Kent Benson

Summary

Kent Benson is a human[1]. His place of birth was New Castle[2]. He was born on +1954-12-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a basketball player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (322 views/month, #7,027 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Kent Benson's place of birth was New Castle[2].
  • Kent Benson was born on +1954-12-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kent Benson held citizenship in United States[6].
  • English was Kent Benson's native language[7].
  • Kent Benson worked as a basketball player[4].
  • Kent Benson was educated at Indiana University Bloomington[8].
  • Kent Benson's education included a stint at New Castle High School[9].
  • Kent Benson received the Indiana Mr. Basketball[10].
  • Kent Benson received the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award[11].
  • Kent Benson's image is recorded as Kent Benson (cropped).jpg[12].
  • Kent Benson is recorded as male[13].
  • Kent Benson's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Kent Benson's member of sports team is recorded as Utah Jazz[15].
  • Kent Benson's member of sports team is recorded as Cleveland Cavaliers[16].
  • Kent Benson's member of sports team is recorded as Milwaukee Bucks[17].
  • Kent Benson's league or competition is recorded as National Basketball Association[18].
  • Kent Benson's Commons category is recorded as Kent Benson[19].
  • Kent Benson's position played on team / speciality is recorded as center[20].
  • Kent Benson's residence is recorded as New Castle[21].
  • Kent Benson's sport is recorded as basketball[22].
  • Kent Benson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09v_6d[23].
  • Kent Benson's drafted by is recorded as Milwaukee Bucks[24].
  • Kent Benson's family name is recorded as Benson[25].
  • Kent Benson's given name is recorded as Kent[26].
  • Kent Benson's given name is recorded as Michael[27].

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Origins and Family

Kent Benson's place of birth was New Castle[2]. He was born on +1954-12-27T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[7].

Education

Educated at Indiana University Bloomington[8], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1820[30], headquartered in Bloomington[31] and New Castle High School[9], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1895[34].

Career and Affiliations

Kent Benson's professions included basketball player[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Indiana Mr. Basketball[10], an award[35], in United States[36] and J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award[11], a class of award[37], founded in 1975[38].

Why It Matters

Kent Benson ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (322 views/month, #7,027 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Kent Benson born?

Kent Benson was born in New Castle[2].

What did Kent Benson do for work?

Kent Benson worked as basketball player[4].

Where did Kent Benson go to school?

Kent Benson was educated at Indiana University Bloomington[8] and New Castle High School[9].

What awards did Kent Benson receive?

Honors received include Indiana Mr. Basketball[10] and J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . basketball-reference.com. basketball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . FIBA database. Retrieved . espn.go.com. Provenance: 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. [8] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . FIBA database. Retrieved . basketball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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