Alan Thompson

New Zealander canoeist
Person human Q2830609
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Alan Thompson

Summary

Alan Thompson is a human[1]. Born in Gisborne[2], he… he was born on +1959-06-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a kayaker[4] and canoeist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Gisborne[2], Alan Thompson…
  • Alan Thompson was born on +1959-06-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alan Thompson held citizenship in New Zealand[7].
  • Alan Thompson worked as a kayaker[4].
  • Alan Thompson worked as a canoeist[5].
  • Alan Thompson's education included a stint at Gisborne Boys' High School[8].
  • Alan Thompson is recorded as male[9].
  • Alan Thompson's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Alan Thompson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000107852503[11].
  • Alan Thompson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 88135965[12].
  • Alan Thompson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb99029475[13].
  • Alan Thompson's sport is recorded as canoeing and kayaking[14].
  • Alan Thompson's sport is recorded as Aleutian kayak[15].
  • Alan Thompson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02x6d8l[16].
  • Alan Thompson's family name is recorded as Thompson[17].
  • Alan Thompson's given name is recorded as Alan[18].
  • Alan Thompson's participant in is recorded as 1988 Summer Olympics[19].
  • Alan Thompson's participant in is recorded as 1980 Summer Olympics[20].
  • Alan Thompson's participant in is recorded as canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – men's K-1 1000 metres[21].
  • Alan Thompson's participant in is recorded as canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – men's K-4 1000 metres[22].
  • Alan Thompson's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as th/alan-thompson-1[23].
  • Alan Thompson's country for sport is recorded as New Zealand[24].
  • Alan Thompson's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+179'}[25].
  • Alan Thompson's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+83'}[26].
  • Alan Thompson's Olympic.org athlete ID is recorded as alan-thompson[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Gisborne[2], Alan Thompson… he was born on +1959-06-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Alan Thompson was educated at Gisborne Boys' High School[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include kayaker[4] and canoeist[5].

Why It Matters

Alan Thompson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Alan Thompson born?

Alan Thompson was born in Gisborne[2].

What did Alan Thompson do for work?

Alan Thompson worked as kayaker[4] and canoeist[5].

Where did Alan Thompson go to school?

Alan Thompson was educated at Gisborne Boys' High School[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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