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- NAME: Kobe Bryant
- OCCUPATION: Basketball Player
- BIRTH DATE: August 23, 1978 (Age: 34)
- EDUCATION: Lower Merion High School
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- AKA: Kobe Bryant
- Full Name: Kobe Bean Bryant
- ZODIAC SIGN: Leo
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Kobe Bryant is an NBA athlete who's one of the leading players in career points, having earned multiple championship rings. He has also won two Olympic gold medals with the U.S. basketball team.
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