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- NAME: Metta World Peace
- OCCUPATION: Basketball Player
- BIRTH DATE: November 13, 1979 (Age: 33)
- EDUCATION: La Salle Academy, St. John's University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Queens, New York
- Full Name: Metta World Peace
- Originally: Ronald William Artest
- AKA: Ron Artest
- ZODIAC SIGN: Scorpio
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Metta World Peace, formerly Ron Artest, is a professional basketball player known for his fierce defensive play and 2011 name change.
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Metta World Peace. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/metta-world-peace-20833167 [Accessed 24 May 2013].
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Metta World Peace, http://www.biography.com/people/metta-world-peace-20833167 (last visited May 24, 2013).
Metta World Peace. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/metta-world-peace-20833167. Accessed May 24, 2013.
In September 2011, World Peace legally changed his named, from Ronald William Artest to Metta World Peace. In a statement release shortly after his name change, World Peace said, "Changing my name was meant to inspire and bring youth together all around the world."
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