Mark Parker

American chief executive of Nike, Inc.
Person human Q1900344
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Mark Parker was born on October 21, 1955, in Poughkeepsie[1]. He works as an entrepreneur and director. His education includes attending Westhill High School and Pennsylvania State University.

Mark Parker

Summary

Mark Parker is a human[1]. He was born in Poughkeepsie[2]. He was born on +1955-10-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an entrepreneur[4] and director[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month, #7,148 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Mark Parker was born in Poughkeepsie[2].
  • Mark Parker was born on +1955-10-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Mark Parker held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Mark Parker worked as an entrepreneur[4].
  • Mark Parker worked as a director[5].
  • Among Mark Parker's employers was Nike[8].
  • Mark Parker was educated at Pennsylvania State University[9].
  • Mark Parker was educated at Westhill High School[10].
  • Mark Parker's image is recorded as Mark Parker - World Economic Forum 2008.jpg[11].
  • Mark Parker is recorded as male[12].
  • Mark Parker's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Mark Parker's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b6x_8[14].
  • Mark Parker's family name is recorded as Parker[15].
  • Mark Parker's given name is recorded as Mark[16].
  • Mark Parker's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 692/000169185[17].
  • Mark Parker's Munzinger person ID is recorded as 00000029095[18].
  • Mark Parker's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016[19].
  • Mark Parker's affiliation is recorded as Nike[20].
  • Mark Parker's Quora topic ID is recorded as Mark-Parker-53[21].
  • Mark Parker's BoF person ID is recorded as mark-parker[22].
  • Mark Parker's Disney A to Z ID is recorded as parker-mark-g[23].
  • Mark Parker's affiliation string is recorded as Nike Inc.[24].

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Origins and Family

Mark Parker's place of birth was Poughkeepsie[2]. He was born on +1955-10-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Pennsylvania State University[9], a public research university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1855[27], headquartered in Penn State University Park[28] and Westhill High School[10], a high school[29], in United States[30], founded in 1972[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include entrepreneur[4] and director[5]. Among Mark Parker's employers was Nike[8].

Why It Matters

Mark Parker ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month, #7,148 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was Mark Parker born?

Mark Parker's place of birth was Poughkeepsie[2].

What did Mark Parker do for work?

Mark Parker worked as entrepreneur[4] and director[5].

Where did Mark Parker go to school?

Mark Parker was educated at Pennsylvania State University[9] and Westhill High School[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . munzinger.de. munzinger.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . id.loc.gov. id.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . id.loc.gov. id.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Davos 2016 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Davos 2016 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Davos 2016 Participant List. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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