Jerry Buss

American businessman and real estate investor (1933–2013)

Person human Q1509908

Facts

20 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[22]
Date of birth: January 27, 1933
Date of death: February 18, 2013
Place of birth: Salt Lake City
Place of death: Los Angeles
Country of citizenship: United States^[15]
Occupation: poker player, businessperson, chemist, basketball player, film producer, entrepreneur^[17]
Employer: University of Southern California^[18]
Educated at: University of Wyoming, University of Southern California^[19]^[20]
Award received: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[21]
Child: Jeanie Buss, Jim Buss, Johnny Buss, Jesse Buss^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]
Cause of death: kidney failure, prostate cancer^[23]^[24]
Family name: Buss^[26]
Given name: Gerald^[27]
Manner of death: natural causes^[28]
Native language: English^[16]
P14750: 635B-A1C3-0111-0C91-2821^[29]
Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park^[10]
Sport: poker^[25]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 19

VIAF cluster ID: 123397153
Library of Congress authority ID: n2010057449
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Jerry Buss playing the WSOP.jpg ↗
American Film Institute person ID: 81783
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Jerry-Buss
FAST ID: 1924051
Find a Grave memorial ID: 105413156
Freebase ID: /m/03_6fp
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000019484173237
IMDb ID: nm1343942, nm0124406
JRC Names ID: 10048
Kinobox person ID: 1258082

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ID: jerry-buss
Newman Numismatics Portal ID: 382
Notable Names Database ID: 672/000164180
Quora topic ID: Jerry-Buss
The Hendon Mob ID: 19911
Trading Card Database name ID: 169919
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJfRypwyx3cPmW4hQY3PcP

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🔗 Connections

Occupation 6

entrepreneur, film producer, chemist, businessperson, basketball player, poker player

Cause of death 2

prostate cancer, kidney failure

Educated at 2

University of Southern California, University of Wyoming

Owned entities 2

Los Angeles Sparks, Pickfair

Award received 1

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Child 1

Jeanie Buss

Children (paternal) 1

Jeanie Buss

Country for sport 1

Sweden

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Employer 1

University of Southern California

Family name 1

Buss

Given name 1

Gerald

Instance of 1

human

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Native language 1

English

Place of birth 1

Salt Lake City

Place of burial 1

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Place of death 1

Los Angeles

Sex or gender 1

male

Sport 1

poker

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Summary

Jerry Buss was born on January 27, 1933^[1], in Salt Lake City^[2]. He died on February 18, 2013^[3], in Los Angeles^[4]. He worked as a poker player^[5], businessperson^[6], chemist^[7], basketball player^[8], and film producer^[9].

FAQs

Where was Jerry Buss born?

Jerry Buss's place of birth was Salt Lake City^[2].

Where did Jerry Buss die?

Jerry Buss passed away in Los Angeles^[4].

What did Jerry Buss do for work?

Jerry Buss worked as a poker player^[5], businessperson^[6], chemist^[7], basketball player^[8], and film producer^[9].

Where did Jerry Buss go to school?

Jerry Buss was educated at University of Wyoming^[19] and University of Southern California^[20].

What awards did Jerry Buss receive?

Honors received include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Jerry Buss — place of birth (P19): Salt Lake City. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Jerry Buss — place of death (P20): Los Angeles. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Jerry Buss — sex or gender (P21): male. Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 2018-11-04. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Jerry Buss — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Jerry Buss — child (P40): Jeanie Buss. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Jerry Buss — child (P40): Jim Buss. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Jerry Buss — child (P40): Johnny Buss. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Jerry Buss — child (P40): Jesse Buss. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Jerry Buss — educated at (P69): University of Wyoming. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Jerry Buss — educated at (P69): University of Southern California. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Jerry Buss — native language (P103): English. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Jerry Buss — occupation (P106): poker player. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Jerry Buss — occupation (P106): businessperson. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Jerry Buss — occupation (P106): chemist. articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14. articles.latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Jerry Buss — occupation (P106): basketball player. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Jerry Buss — occupation (P106): film producer. Retrieved 2019-05-22. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Jerry Buss — occupation (P106): entrepreneur. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Jerry Buss — employer (P108): University of Southern California. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Jerry Buss — place of burial (P119): Forest Lawn Memorial Park. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Jerry Buss — award received (P166): star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved 2021-06-06. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Jerry Buss — cause of death (P509): kidney failure. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Jerry Buss — cause of death (P509): prostate cancer. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Jerry Buss — date of birth (P569): January 27, 1933. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Jerry Buss — date of death (P570): February 18, 2013. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Jerry Buss — sport (P641): poker. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Jerry Buss — family name (P734): Buss. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Jerry Buss — given name (P735): Gerald. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Jerry Buss — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Jerry Buss — P14750 (P14750): 635B-A1C3-0111-0C91-2821. wikidata.org.

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10w ago · Zafer · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Country for sport → —

Child → Jeanie Buss, Jim Buss, Johnny Buss +1

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10w ago · HanTsî · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Educated at → University of Wyoming, University of Southern California

Sex or gender → male

Award received → star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Manner of death → natural causes

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