Ben Wallace

American basketball player (born 1974)
Person human Q295364
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Summary

Ben Wallace was born on September 10, 1974[1], in White Hall[2]. He has worked as a basketball player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.27% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,903 views/month, #2,659 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[5]
  • Native language: English[6]
  • Educated at: Virginia Union University[7], Cuyahoga Community College[8]
  • Award received: NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award[9], NBA All-Defensive Team[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • League or competition: National Basketball Association[12]
  • Commons category: Ben Wallace (basketball player)[13]
  • Position played on team / speciality: power forward[14], center[15]
  • Residence: Alabama[16], Orlando[17], White Hall[18], Washington, D.C.[19]
  • Sport: basketball[20]
  • Family name: Wallace[21]
  • Given name: Ben[22]
  • Participant in: 2002 FIBA World Championship[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[24]
  • Country for sport: United States[25]
  • Start of work period: 1996[26]
  • End of work period: 2012[27]
  • Height: 206 cm[28]
  • Mass: 109 kg[29]
  • P14750: B81D-8FD7-3712-C7EE-D2A5[30]

Why It Matters

Ben Wallace has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Ben Wallace born?

Ben Wallace's place of birth was White Hall[2].

What did Ben Wallace do for work?

Ben Wallace worked as a basketball player[3].

Where did Ben Wallace go to school?

Ben Wallace was educated at Virginia Union University[7] and Cuyahoga Community College[8].

What awards did Ben Wallace receive?

Honors received include NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award[9] and NBA All-Defensive Team[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . espn.go.com. espn.go.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . espn.go.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . espn.go.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . National Basketball Association. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · HanTsî · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 10w ago · HanTsî · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → basketball
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