# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/pervis-ellison
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:58:38.942Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/pervis-ellison"
name: "Pervis Ellison"
slug: "pervis-ellison"
description: "Pervis Ellison is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Nicknamed \"Never Nervous Pervis\" for his clutch play with the University of Louisville, after leading Louisville to a national championship, Ellison was the first overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft. His professional career was largely hindered by injuries, though he won the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 1992."
tagline: "American basketball player"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pervis_Ellison_1987.jpeg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Basketball Players"
  slug: "basketball-players"
profileType:
  name: "Basketball Player"
  slug: "basketball-player"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3665646"
birthDate: "1967-04-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           16.53248533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Pervis Ellison"
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    title: "Pervis Ellison"
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    title: "Pervis Ellison"
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    title: "Pervis Ellison"
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    title: "Pervis Ellison"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump