# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/hakeem-olajuwon
# Generated: 2026-08-31T13:50:32.705Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/hakeem-olajuwon"
name: "Hakeem Olajuwon"
slug: "hakeem-olajuwon"
description: "Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, nicknamed \"the Dream\", is a Nigerian and American former professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A center, he spent a majority of his career with the Houston Rockets and led them to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995, before a short stint at the end of his career with the Toronto Raptors. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest centers of all time."
tagline: "Nigerian-American basketball player"
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birthDate: "1963-01-21"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-category-fill