James Forbes

American basketball player (1952–2022)
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James Forbes

Summary

James Forbes is a human[1]. His place of birth was Fort Rucker[2]. He was born on +1952-07-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in El Paso[4]. He died on +2022-01-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a basketball player[6] and basketball coach[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • James Forbes's place of birth was Fort Rucker[2].
  • James Forbes died in El Paso[4].
  • James Forbes was born on +1952-07-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Forbes died on +2022-01-21T00:00:00Z[5].
  • James Forbes held citizenship in United States[9].
  • James Forbes's professions included basketball player[6].
  • James Forbes worked as a basketball coach[7].
  • James Forbes was educated at University of Texas at El Paso[10].
  • James Forbes is recorded as male[11].
  • James Forbes's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • James Forbes's member of sports team is recorded as UTEP Miners men's basketball[13].
  • James Forbes's league or competition is recorded as NCAA Division I men's basketball[14].
  • James Forbes's position played on team / speciality is recorded as power forward[15].
  • The cause of death was COVID-19[16].
  • James Forbes's sport is recorded as basketball[17].
  • James Forbes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04cjkv[18].
  • James Forbes's family name is recorded as Forbes[19].
  • James Forbes's given name is recorded as James[20].
  • James Forbes's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • James Forbes's participant in is recorded as 1972 Summer Olympics[22].
  • James Forbes's participant in is recorded as 1971 Pan American Games[23].
  • James Forbes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • James Forbes's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as fo/jim-forbes-1[25].
  • James Forbes's country for sport is recorded as United States[26].
  • James Forbes's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'James Forbes'}[27].

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Origins and Family

James Forbes was born in Fort Rucker[2]. He was born on +1952-07-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

James Forbes's education included a stint at University of Texas at El Paso[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include basketball player[6] and basketball coach[7].

Death and Burial

James Forbes died on +2022-01-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in El Paso[4]. The cause of death was COVID-19[16].

Why It Matters

James Forbes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was James Forbes born?

James Forbes's place of birth was Fort Rucker[2].

Where did James Forbes die?

James Forbes died in El Paso[4].

What did James Forbes do for work?

James Forbes worked as basketball player[6] and basketball coach[7].

Where did James Forbes go to school?

James Forbes was educated at University of Texas at El Paso[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . elpasotimes.com. Retrieved . elpasotimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . ktsm.com. Retrieved . ktsm.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . sports-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . ktsm.com. Retrieved . ktsm.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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