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Marques Johnson

American basketball player (born 1956)
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Marques Johnson
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
February 8, 1956
Place of birth
Natchitoches
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
basketball player, actor, basketball coach
Educated at
University of California, Los Angeles, Crenshaw High School[9][10]
Award received
John R. Wooden Award[11]
Child
Kris Johnson, Josiah Johnson, Moriah Johnson, Cyrus Johnson[6]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Country for sport
United States
Drafted by
Milwaukee Bucks[20]
End of work period
1990
Family name
Johnson[21]
Given name
Marques, Kevin[22]
Height
+201
League or competition
NCAA Division I men's basketball, National Basketball Association[16]
Mass
+99
Member of sports team
Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, UCLA Bruins men's basketball[13][14][15]
Native language
English[8]
Position played on team / speciality
small forward, shooting guard[17][18]
Sport
basketball[19]
Start of work period
1977
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Marques Johnson en Marques Kevin Johnson ar ماركيز جونسون de Marques Kevin Johnson es Marques Kevin Johnson fa مارکز جانسون he מארקס ג'ונסון it Marques Kevin Johnson ja マーカス・ジョンソン ja マーケス・ジョンソン ko 마르크 존슨 pl Marques Kevin Johnson pt Marques Kevin Johnson ru Джонсон, Маркес ru Маркес Джонсон zh 马奎斯·约翰逊
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000374241520
VIAF cluster ID
62886523
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82045511
Awards & Winners artist ID
082sqb
Basketball Reference NBA player ID
j/johnsma01
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
144459823
ESPN.com NBA player ID
5266
Eurobasket.com player ID
773504
FAST ID
89918
FIBA.basketball people ID
106961
Film.ru person ID
markes-dzhonson
Freebase ID
/m/082sqb
Show all 28 identifiers +16
HAND ID
A5C1-34C6-5501-C6AC-51B9
IMDb ID
nm0425759
Kinobox person ID
46815
LegaBasket.it player ID
JOH-MAR, 2910/marques-johnson
NBA.com player ID
77160
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame ID
marques-johnson
Plex person key
5d776836880197001ec93759
Prabook ID
1712159
Proballers ID
5128
RealGM basketball player ID
4656
Sports Reference college basketball player ID
marques-johnson-1
TMDB person ID
1315404
The Draft Review ID
1316
Trading Card Database name ID
7348
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbWvXTj4rKRkxMFRbvPwC
ČSFD person ID
371197

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 4
Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Occupation 3
actor, basketball player, basketball coach
Position played on team / speciality 2
shooting guard, small forward
Award received 1
John R. Wooden Award
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Drafted by 1
Milwaukee Bucks
Educated at 1
University of California, Los Angeles
Family name 1
Johnson
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
League or competition 1
National Basketball Association
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Natchitoches
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
basketball
Writing language 1
English
← Cast member 1
White Men Can't Jump
← Head coach 1
Belize men's national basketball team
← Winner 1
John R. Wooden Award
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Summary

Born in Natchitoches[1], he… he was born on February 8, 1956[2]. He worked as a basketball player[3], actor[4], and basketball coach[5].

Body

Education

Educated at University of California, Los Angeles[9], a public research university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1919[26], headquartered in Los Angeles[27] and Crenshaw High School[10], a high school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1968[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31].

FAQs

Where was Marques Johnson born?

Marques Johnson was born in Natchitoches[1].

What did Marques Johnson do for work?

Marques Johnson worked as basketball player[3], actor[4], and basketball coach[5].

Where did Marques Johnson go to school?

Marques Johnson was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[9] and Crenshaw High School[10].

What awards did Marques Johnson receive?

Honors received include John R. Wooden Award[11].

Related Entities

United States University of California, Los Angeles

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [2] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 11w ago · Zafer · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Kris Johnson
    Given name → Marques
    "Changed [en] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #49591"
  2. 11w ago · HanTsî · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country for sport → United States
    "Moving Country for sport to Country of citizenship"
  3. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → A5C1-34C6-5501-C6AC-51B9
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46230: HAND ID (0)"
  4. 14w ago · HanTsî · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → basketball
    Child → Kris Johnson
    Height → 201 centimetre
    Place of birth → Natchitoches
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [en] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #45617"
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