Karl-Anthony Towns

Dominican-American basketball player
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Summary

Karl-Anthony Towns was born on November 15, 1995[1], in Piscataway[2]. He has worked as a basketball player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.07% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,828 views/month, #695 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Mother: Jacqueline Cruz[5]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[6], Dominican Republic[7]
  • Native language: English[8]
  • Ethnic group: Dominicans[9]
  • Award received: NBA Rookie of the Year Award[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Member of sports team: Minnesota Timberwolves[12]
  • League or competition: National Basketball Association[13]
  • Commons category: Karl-Anthony Towns[14]
  • Position played on team / speciality: center[15]
  • Sport: basketball[16]
  • Drafted by: Minnesota Timberwolves[17]
  • Family name: Towns[18]
  • Given name: Karl[19], Anthony[20]
  • Significant event: COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey[21]
  • Participant in: 2012 Centrobasket[22], 2013 FIBA Americas Championship[23]
  • Country for sport: Dominican Republic[24]
  • Sport number: 32[25]
  • Start of work period: 2015[26]
  • Height: 211[27]
  • Mass: 113[28]
  • Social media followers: 575,328[29], 551,503[30], 92,100[31], 655,661[32], 113,000[33], 728,285[34], 117,000[35], 116,000[36]
  • P14750: 8201-E6BC-E591-6331-97F1[37]

Why It Matters

Karl-Anthony Towns has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Karl-Anthony Towns born?

Karl-Anthony Towns was born in Piscataway[2].

Who were Karl-Anthony Towns's parents?

Karl-Anthony Towns's mother was Jacqueline Cruz[5].

What did Karl-Anthony Towns do for work?

Karl-Anthony Towns worked as a basketball player[3].

What awards did Karl-Anthony Towns receive?

Honors received include NBA Rookie of the Year Award[10].

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  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · ~2026-50067-60 · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nba.com player id → 123455
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Nba.com player id: 123455"
  2. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 8201-E6BC-E591-6331-97F1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46458|batch #46458]]: HAND ID (5)"
  3. 16w ago · Shei98 · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Drafted by → Minnesota Timberwolves
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+575328'}, {'amount': '+551503'}, {'amount': '+92100'} +6
    Occupation → —
    Family name → Towns
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Instagram username: karltowns, Added Instagram account numeric ID 20650588 to Instagram username."
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