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Allen Iverson was born on June 7, 1975 in Hampton, Virginia, United States and is credited as a basketball player and rapper. That puts Allen Iverson at 51 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Bethel High School and Georgetown University. Awards on record include NBA Rookie of the Year Award (1997), All-NBA Team (1999, 2001), NBA Most Valuable Player Award (2001) and 2 more. The listed height is 183 cm.
My Take
Allen Iverson remains, for me, the most influential small player in NBA history. At 183 centimeters he won the 2001 MVP in a league of giants, and his crossover changed how guards attack forever. But what I value even more is what he represented off the court: a kid from Hampton, Virginia who carried hip-hop culture into the league unapologetically and forced basketball to expand its idea of what a star could look like. The rapper side of him was never a gimmick — it was the same fearlessness expressed in another form. Heart over height: nobody has ever embodied it better.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Allen Iverson
- Name (Japanese)
- アレン・アイヴァーソン
- Reading
- あれん・あいゔぁーそん
- Born
- June 7, 1975 (age 51)
- Origin
- Hampton, Virginia, United States
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- basketball player / rapper
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rabbit
2. Background
- High school
- Bethel High School
- University
- Georgetown University
Awards & achievements
- 1997 NBA Rookie of the Year Award
- 1999 All-NBA Team
- 2001 NBA Most Valuable Player Award
- 2001 NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award
- 2001 BET Award for Athlete of the Century
- 2001 All-NBA Team
- 2005 NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.alleniverson3.net/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/theofficialai3/
- Xhttps://x.com/alleniverson
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen%20Iverson
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190094
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Allen Iverson born?
Born June 7, 1975 (age 51).
Where is Allen Iverson from?
Allen Iverson is from Hampton, Virginia, United States.
What does Allen Iverson do?
Allen Iverson works as basketball player, rapper.
How tall is Allen Iverson?
Allen Iverson is 183 cm.
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