Joe Louis
Joe Louis was an American boxer. Born May 13, 1914, in LaFayette. Died April 12, 1981, in Las Vegas. Awards include Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, Congressional Gold Medal and Associated Press Athlete of the Year.
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What’s different
- Born in: we show LaFayette (Sources disagree). Wikidata also lists Chambers County
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What Wikidata says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 2562549273
- Described as
- American boxer (1914-1981)
- Other names
- Joseph Louis Barrow, Joseph "Joe" Louis Barrow, The Brown Bomber
- Born
- May 13, 1914 · 8 references
- Died
- April 12, 1981 · 9 references
- Born in
- LaFayette · 1 reference; Chambers County · 1 reference
- Died in
- Las Vegas
- Buried in
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- boxer · 2 references; actor; professional wrestler (1956); referee (1956–1972); athlete · 1 reference
- Sport
- boxing
- Awards
- Legionnaire of Legion of Merit; Congressional Gold Medal; Associated Press Athlete of the Year (1935); Michigan Sports Hall of Fame (1955) · 1 reference; International Boxing Hall of Fame (1990) · 1 reference; WBA World Heavyweight Champion (1937–1949) · 1 reference; The Ring World Heavyweight Champion (1937–1949) · 1 reference; Barney Nagler Award (1967) · 1 reference; Sugar Ray Robinson Award (1941) · 1 reference; The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year (4 times) (1936, 1938, 1939, 1941) · 1 reference
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Lived in
- Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments
- Nickname
- The Brown Bomber
- Height
- 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
- Wikipedias with a page
- 64
Wikidata item Q273206 (wikidata.org/wiki/Q273206), public domain (CC0). Copied November 13, 2026.
What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1378183143
Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed "the Brown Bomber", Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 until his temporary retirement in 1949. He was victorious in 25 consecutive title defenses, a record for all weight classes. Louis has the longest single reign as champion of any boxer in history.
Louis's cultural impact was felt well outside the ring. He is widely regarded as the first Black American to achieve the status of a nationwide hero within the United States, and was also a focal point of anti-Nazi sentiment leading up to and during World War II because of his historic rematch with German boxer Max Schmeling in 1938.
- Born, in its opening lines
- May 13, 1914
- Died, in its opening lines
- April 12, 1981
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