Charles Oakley

American basketball player
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Charles Oakley

Summary

Charles Oakley is a human[1]. Born in Cleveland[2], he… he was born on +1963-12-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a basketball player[4] and basketball coach[5]. He ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,628 views/month, #5,886 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Charles Oakley was born in Cleveland[2].
  • Charles Oakley was born on +1963-12-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Charles Oakley held citizenship in United States[7].
  • English was Charles Oakley's native language[8].
  • Charles Oakley worked as a basketball player[4].
  • Charles Oakley's professions included basketball coach[5].
  • Charles Oakley's education included a stint at Virginia Union University[9].
  • Charles Oakley received the NBA All-Rookie Team[10].
  • Charles Oakley received the NBA All-Defensive Team[11].
  • Charles Oakley received the NBA All-Defensive Team[12].
  • Charles Oakley's image is recorded as Charles Oakley, 2007 (cropped).jpg[13].
  • Charles Oakley's image is recorded as Carter Effect 02 (36818875360).jpg[14].
  • Charles Oakley is recorded as male[15].
  • Charles Oakley's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Charles Oakley's member of sports team is recorded as Cleveland Cavaliers[17].
  • Charles Oakley's member of sports team is recorded as Toronto Raptors[18].
  • Charles Oakley's member of sports team is recorded as New York Knicks[19].
  • Charles Oakley's member of sports team is recorded as Houston Rockets[20].
  • Charles Oakley's member of sports team is recorded as Chicago Bulls[21].
  • Charles Oakley's league or competition is recorded as National Basketball Association[22].
  • Charles Oakley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 250393892[23].
  • Charles Oakley's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2012063351[24].
  • Charles Oakley's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0643011[25].
  • Charles Oakley's Commons category is recorded as Charles Oakley[26].
  • Charles Oakley's position played on team / speciality is recorded as power forward[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Cleveland[2], Charles Oakley… he was born on +1963-12-18T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[8].

Education

Charles Oakley's education included a stint at Virginia Union University[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include basketball player[4] and basketball coach[5].

Recognition

Awards received include NBA All-Rookie Team[10], a class of award[28] and NBA All-Defensive Team[11], a sports award[29], founded in 1968[30].

Why It Matters

Charles Oakley ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,628 views/month, #5,886 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

FAQs

Where was Charles Oakley born?

Charles Oakley was born in Cleveland[2].

What did Charles Oakley do for work?

Charles Oakley worked as basketball player[4] and basketball coach[5].

Where did Charles Oakley go to school?

Charles Oakley was educated at Virginia Union University[9].

What awards did Charles Oakley receive?

Honors received include NBA All-Rookie Team[10], NBA All-Defensive Team[11], and NBA All-Defensive Team[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] . newspapers.com. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [12] . eskimo.com. eskimo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . FIBA database. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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