Kobe Bryant

(1978-2020)

American basketball player

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Kobe Bean Bryant (KOH-bee; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential basketball players of all time, Bryant won five NBA championships and was an 18-time All-Star, four-time All-Star MVP, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), two-time NBA Finals MVP, and two-time scoring champion. He ranks fourth in league all-time regular season and postseason scoring. Bryant was posthumously named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021 and was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame twice, first in 2020 as an NBA player, and again in 2025 as a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team.

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Born	Kobe Bean Bryant 23 August 1978 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died	26 January 2020 (aged 41) Calabasas, California, USA
Zodiac	Leo
Tags	Basketball

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Vanessa Bryant 1982- · American philanthropist · m. 2001 info edit

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Natalia Diamante Bryant info 1st child with Vanessa Bryant Female b. 19 Jan 2003 · Age: 22 · 2003- · American model

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Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant info 2nd child with Vanessa Bryant Female b. 1 May 2006 d. 26 Jan 2020 · Age: 13 (at death) · 2006-2020 · American basketball

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Bianka Bella Bryant info 3rd child with Vanessa Bryant Female b. 5 Dec 2016 · Age: 8 · 2016- · American relative

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Capri Kobe Bryant info 4th child with Vanessa Bryant Female b. 20 Jun 2019 · Age: 6 · 2019- · American relative

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Joe Bryant · Father · 1954-2024 · American professional basketball player-coach edit info

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Tommy Carlton · Brother edit info

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Chubby Cox · Uncle · 1955- · American basketball player edit info

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Brandy Norwood · 1979- · American singer and actress info edit view couple »

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Jameika Williams · - · American attorney info edit view couple »

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Katelyn Faber · 1985- · legal case info edit view couple »

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Vanessa Curry · 1990- · American model, dancer and singer info edit view couple »

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Jessica Burciaga · 1983- · American model (adult/glamour) info edit view couple »

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Melissa Satta · 1986- · Italian TV personality info edit view couple »

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Shaquille O'Neal · Friend · 1972- · American basketball player edit info

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Allen Iverson · Friend · 1975- · American basketball player edit info

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Sasha Vujacic · Friend · 1984- · Serbian basketball player edit info

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Carmelo Anthony · Friend · 1984- · American basketball player edit info

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Lionel Messi · Associate · 1987- · Argentine association football player edit info

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