Rod Laver

Summary

Rod Laver is a human^[1]. He was born in Rockhampton^[2]. He was born on +1938-08-09T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a tennis player^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (822 views/month, #6,702 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Rod Laver's place of birth was Rockhampton^[2].
• Rod Laver was born on +1938-08-09T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Rod Laver held citizenship in Australia^[6].
• Rod Laver worked as a tennis player^[4].
• Rod Laver received the Member of the Order of the British Empire^[7].
• Rod Laver received the Australian Sports Medal^[8].
• Rod Laver received the BBC World Sport Star of the Year^[9].
• Rod Laver received the Australian National Living Treasure^[10].
• Rod Laver received the International Tennis Hall of Fame^[11].
• Rod Laver received the Companion of the Order of Australia^[12].
• Rod Laver's image is recorded as Rodney George Laver.jpg^[13].
• Rod Laver is recorded as male^[14].
• Rod Laver's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Rod Laver's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082509142^[16].
• Rod Laver's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 64527343^[17].
• Rod Laver's GND ID is recorded as 107556413^[18].
• Rod Laver's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50037287^[19].
• Rod Laver's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03354804^[20].
• Rod Laver's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0491897^[21].
• Rod Laver's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00447003^[22].
• Rod Laver's Commons category is recorded as Rod Laver^[23].
• Rod Laver's Association of Tennis Professionals player ID is recorded as L058^[24].
• Rod Laver's residence is recorded as San Diego^[25].
• Rod Laver's residence is recorded as Carlsbad^[26].
• Rod Laver's residence is recorded as Rockhampton^[27].

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Origins and Family

Rod Laver's place of birth was Rockhampton^[2]. He was born on +1938-08-09T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Rod Laver worked as a tennis player^[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of the British Empire^[7], an award^[28], in United Kingdom^[29]; Australian Sports Medal^[8], a sports award^[30], in Australia^[31], founded in 1999^[32]; BBC World Sport Star of the Year^[9], an award^[33], in United Kingdom^[34]; Australian National Living Treasure^[10], an award^[35], in Australia^[36]; International Tennis Hall of Fame^[11], a tennis court^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1880^[39]; and Companion of the Order of Australia^[12], a grade of an order^[40], in Australia^[41].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Rod Laver include Laver Cup^[42] and Rod Laver Arena^[43].

Why It Matters

Rod Laver ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (822 views/month, #6,702 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for him include Laver Cup^[42] and Rod Laver Arena^[43].

FAQs

Where was Rod Laver born?

Rod Laver's place of birth was Rockhampton^[2].

What did Rod Laver do for work?

Rod Laver worked as tennis player^[4].

What awards did Rod Laver receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire^[7], Australian Sports Medal^[8], BBC World Sport Star of the Year^[9], and Australian National Living Treasure^[10].