Yang Dong-geun

South Korean basketball player (born 1981)
Person human Q12606236
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Summary

Yang Dong-geun is a human[1]. Born in Seoul[2], he… he was born on September 14, 1981[3]. He worked as a basketball player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Seoul[2].
  • Yang Dong-geun was born on September 14, 1981[3].
  • Yang Dong-geun held citizenship in South Korea[6].
  • Korean was Yang Dong-geun's native language[7].
  • Yang Dong-geun's professions included basketball player[4].
  • Yang Dong-geun's education included a stint at Hanyang University[8].
  • Yang Dong-geun was educated at Yongsan High School[9].
  • Yang Dong-geun is recorded as male[10].
  • Yang Dong-geun's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Yang Dong-geun's member of sports team is recorded as Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus[12].
  • Yang Dong-geun's Commons category is recorded as Yang Dong-geun (basketball)[13].
  • Yang Dong-geun's position played on team / speciality is recorded as point guard[14].
  • Yang Dong-geun's sport is recorded as basketball[15].
  • Yang Dong-geun's family name is recorded as Yang[16].
  • Yang Dong-geun's given name is recorded as Dong-geun[17].
  • Yang Dong-geun's participant in is recorded as 2006 Asian Games[18].
  • Yang Dong-geun's participant in is recorded as 2010 Asian Games[19].
  • Yang Dong-geun's participant in is recorded as 2014 Asian Games[20].
  • Yang Dong-geun's participant in is recorded as 2007 FIBA Asia Championship[21].
  • Yang Dong-geun's participant in is recorded as 2009 FIBA Asia Championship[22].
  • Yang Dong-geun's participant in is recorded as 2011 FIBA Asia Championship[23].
  • Yang Dong-geun's participant in is recorded as 2013 FIBA Asia Championship[24].
  • Yang Dong-geun's participant in is recorded as 2015 FIBA Asia Championship[25].
  • Yang Dong-geun's participant in is recorded as 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup[26].
  • Yang Dong-geun's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Korean[27].

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Origins and Family

Yang Dong-geun's place of birth was Seoul[2]. He was born on September 14, 1981[3]. Korean was his native language[7].

Education

Educated at Hanyang University[8], a private university[28], in South Korea[29], founded in 1939[30] and Yongsan High School[9], a high school in South Korea[31], in South Korea[32].

Career and Affiliations

Yang Dong-geun worked as a basketball player[4].

Why It Matters

Yang Dong-geun ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Yang Dong-geun born?

Born in Seoul[2].

What did Yang Dong-geun do for work?

Yang Dong-geun worked as basketball player[4].

Where did Yang Dong-geun go to school?

Yang Dong-geun was educated at Hanyang University[8] and Yongsan High School[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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