Arvydas Sabonis

Summary

Arvydas Sabonis is a human^[1]. Born in Kaunas^[2], he… he was born on +1964-12-19T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a basketball player^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,169 views/month, #5,761 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Arvydas Sabonis was born in Kaunas^[2].
• Arvydas Sabonis was born on +1964-12-19T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Among Arvydas Sabonis's spouses was Ingrida Mikelionyt^[6].
• A child of Arvydas Sabonis was Domantas Sabonis^[7].
• A child of Arvydas Sabonis was Tautvydas Sabonis^[8].
• Arvydas Sabonis held citizenship in Lithuania^[9].
• Arvydas Sabonis's professions included basketball player^[4].
• Arvydas Sabonis received the Euroleague MVP^[10].
• Arvydas Sabonis received the Silver Olympic Order^[11].
• Arvydas Sabonis received the Presidential Order of Excellence^[12].
• Arvydas Sabonis received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[13].
• Arvydas Sabonis received the Order of Friendship of Peoples^[14].
• Arvydas Sabonis received the Medal "For Distinguished Labour"^[15].
• Arvydas Sabonis's image is recorded as Arvydas Sabonis.jpg^[16].
• Arvydas Sabonis is recorded as male^[17].
• Arvydas Sabonis's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Arvydas Sabonis's league or competition is recorded as National Basketball Association^[19].
• Arvydas Sabonis's ISNI is recorded as 0000000035652245^[20].
• Arvydas Sabonis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 37333190^[21].
• Arvydas Sabonis's GND ID is recorded as 130130737^[22].
• Arvydas Sabonis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n94062386^[23].
• Arvydas Sabonis's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA11308223^[24].
• Arvydas Sabonis's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1816481^[25].
• Arvydas Sabonis's Commons category is recorded as Arvydas Sabonis^[26].
• Arvydas Sabonis's position played on team / speciality is recorded as center^[27].

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Origins and Family

Arvydas Sabonis's place of birth was Kaunas^[2]. He was born on +1964-12-19T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Arvydas Sabonis's professions included basketball player^[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Euroleague MVP^[10], a sports award^[28], founded in 2004^[29]; Silver Olympic Order^[11], a grade of an order^[30]; Presidential Order of Excellence^[12], an order^[31], in Georgia^[32], founded in 2009^[33]; Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[13], a socialist order of merit^[34], in Soviet Union^[35], founded in 1928^[36]; Order of Friendship of Peoples^[14], an order^[37], in Soviet Union^[38], founded in 1972^[39]; and Medal "For Distinguished Labour"^[15], a civil decoration^[40], in Soviet Union^[41], founded in 1938^[42].

Personal Life

Arvydas Sabonis was married to Ingrida Mikelionyt^[6]. Children include Domantas Sabonis^[7], a basketball player^[43], b. 1996^[44], of Lithuania^[45] and Tautvydas Sabonis^[8], a basketball player^[46], b. 1992^[47], of Spain^[48].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Arvydas Sabonis include 545564 Sabonis^[49], an asteroid^[50].

Why It Matters

Arvydas Sabonis ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,169 views/month, #5,761 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for him include 545564 Sabonis^[49], an asteroid^[50].

FAQs

Where was Arvydas Sabonis born?

Arvydas Sabonis's place of birth was Kaunas^[2].

Who was Arvydas Sabonis married to?

Arvydas Sabonis's spouses include Ingrida Mikelionyt^[6].

What did Arvydas Sabonis do for work?

Arvydas Sabonis worked as basketball player^[4].

What awards did Arvydas Sabonis receive?

Honors received include Euroleague MVP^[10], Silver Olympic Order^[11], Presidential Order of Excellence^[12], and Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[13].