Earl Monroe

American basketball player (born 1944)
Person human Q540498

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
November 21, 1944
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Country of citizenship
United States[4]
Country for sport
United States[18]
End of work period
1980[22]
Family name
Monroe[15]
Given name
Earl[16]
Height
+191[23]
Mass
+84[24]
Member of sports team
New York Knicks[10]
Native language
English[5]
Nickname
Earl the Pearl[17]
P14750
9D22-1C70-99AC-CFE4-40E9[25]
Position played on team / speciality
point guard[12]
Start of work period
1967[21]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 26
VIAF cluster ID
6174408
Library of Congress authority ID
n50004161
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
EarlthePearlatBarnes&Noble.JPG ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
01yrrh
Basketball Reference NBA player ID
m/monroea01
Discogs artist ID
228613
ESPN.com NBA player ID
4136
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Earl-Monroe
Eurobasket.com player ID
773941
FAST ID
1025
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FIBA.basketball people ID
359389
Freebase ID
/m/01yrrh
NBA.com player ID
600006
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ID
earl-monroe
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame ID
vernon-earl-monroe
Notable Names Database ID
865/000166367
Prabook ID
1711136
Proballers ID
2732
RealGM basketball player ID
65864
The Draft Review ID
2468
Trading Card Database name ID
7663
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgd3hwGFwCQ8XrgTtVXBP

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Country for sport 1
Country of citizenship 1
Drafted by 1
Educated at 1
Influenced 1
Instance of 1
League or competition 1
Member of sports team 1
Native language 1
Occupation 1
Place of birth 1
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Summary

Earl Monroe was born on November 21, 1944[1], in Philadelphia[2]. He has worked as a basketball player[3].

Why It Matters

Earl Monroe has been cited as an influence by Doc Rivers[26], a basketball player[27], b. 1961[28], of United States[29], awarded the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award[30].

FAQs

Where was Earl Monroe born?

Earl Monroe's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].

What did Earl Monroe do for work?

Earl Monroe worked as a basketball player[3].

Where did Earl Monroe go to school?

Earl Monroe was educated at John Bartram High School[6] and Winston-Salem State University[7].

What awards did Earl Monroe receive?

Honors received include NBA Rookie of the Year Award[8].

Who did Earl Monroe influence?

Earl Monroe has been cited as an influence by Doc Rivers[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . National Basketball Association. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 13w ago · HanTsî · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → basketball
    Height → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+191'}
    Different from → Earl Cureton, Earl Williams
    Place of birth → Philadelphia
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