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Richard Parsons

CEO of the Los Angeles Clippers (1948–2024)
Person human Q2149305

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
April 4, 1948, 1948[9]
Date of death
December 26, 2024
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
New York City, Manhattan[8]
Country of citizenship
United States, United Kingdom[10][11]
Ethnic group
African Americans[13]
Occupation
basketball player, lawyer, entrepreneur
Educated at
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Albany Law School, University of Hawaiʻi System, John Adams High School[14][15][16][17]
Award received
Trustees Award[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member[25]
Family name
Parsons[22]
Given name
Richard[23]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences[19]
Native language
English[12]
Sport
basketball[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Richard Dean Parsons en Richard Parsons da Richard Dean Parsons de Richard D. Parsons de Richard Parsons fa ریچارد پارسونز id Richard Dean Parsons ja リチャード・パーソンズ ru Парсонс, Ричард ru Ричард Парсонс sv Richard Dean Parsons zh 理查德·帕森斯
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000031700465
VIAF cluster ID
60763331
Library of Congress authority ID
n93104417
GND ID
1068381353
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ford B2429 NLGRF photo contact sheet (1976-12-08)(Gerald Ford Library) (cropped).jpg ↗
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
ParsonsRichardD1948-
BlackPast.org ID
african-american-history/parsons-richard-d-1948-0
C-SPAN person numeric ID
41845
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
41845
DACS ID (2022)
078418
DACS ID (former)
273698c4-61eb-e711-8b59-000c29e811b2
Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID
0949
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Richard-D-Parsons
FAST ID
330662
Freebase ID
/m/08121j
IMDb ID
nm1187820
LittleSis people ID
1151
Munzinger person ID
00000023984
New York Times topic ID
person/richard-d-parsons
Notable Names Database ID
759/000050609
Our Campaigns candidate ID
137884
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100308112
Parsifal cluster ID
764184
Prabook ID
839456
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10574888
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfcJJ3CMxgKGJfBHWVgrq
Yale LUX ID
person/5ff1adbb-0cfc-47ea-aa5f-35c0862a56d1

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 3
University of Hawaiʻi System, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Albany Law School
Country of citizenship 2
United States, United Kingdom
Occupation 2
lawyer, basketball player
Family name 1
Parsons
Given name 1
Richard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Brooklyn
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
basketball
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Summary

Richard Parsons was born on April 4, 1948[1], in Brooklyn[2]. He died on December 26, 2024[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a basketball player[5], lawyer[6], and entrepreneur[7].

FAQs

Where was Richard Parsons born?

Richard Parsons was born in Brooklyn[2].

Where did Richard Parsons die?

Richard Parsons passed away in New York City[4].

What did Richard Parsons do for work?

Richard Parsons worked as a basketball player[5], lawyer[6], and entrepreneur[7].

Where did Richard Parsons go to school?

Richard Parsons was educated at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa[14], Albany Law School[15], University of Hawaiʻi System[16], and John Adams High School[17].

What awards did Richard Parsons receive?

Honors received include Trustees Award[18].

Related Entities

lawyer New York City United Kingdom United States University of Hawaiʻi System

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . theemmys.tv. Retrieved . theemmys.tv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . NBCNews.com. Retrieved . nbcnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 8
    Place of death → New York City, Manhattan
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'id', 'ru', 'vo', 'zh']
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  2. 22w ago · Nutimees · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ethnic group → African Americans
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Educated at → University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Albany Law School, University of Hawaiʻi System +1
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