Muhammed Ali was born January 17, 1942 in Louisville, KY as Cassius Marcellus Clay. He controversially changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam in 1964 reportedly for religious reasons. Detractors argue he did so only after being drafted for the Vietnam War.
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∙ 12y agohis birth name is Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr, but when he converted to Islam he changed it to Muhammed Ali, after the prophet muhammed and the Imam Ali, which are the 1st and 2nd most common names in the world today
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∙ 13y agoCassius Marcellus Clay
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∙ 13y agoCassus Marcellus Clay Jr.
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∙ 11y agoCassius Clay
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∙ 13y agoCassius Marcellus Clay, Jr
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∙ 14y agoCassius Marcellus Clay.
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∙ 13y agoCassius Clay
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∙ 14y agoMarcellus
Odessa Grady Clay
Cassius Clay
Odessa Grady Clay, who's occupation was a housewife.
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yes
His father was a boxer
No going to war
Nice, generally.
He didn't have a duaghter
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Sam Cooke :)