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Alex Close

cyclist (1921–2008)
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Alex Close
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Alex Close

Summary

Alex Close is a human[1]. His place of birth was Moignelée[2]. He was born on November 26, 1921[3]. He died in Ligny[4]. He died on October 21, 2008[5]. He worked as a sport cyclist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Alex Close was born in Moignelée[2].
  • Alex Close died in Ligny[4].
  • Alex Close was born on November 26, 1921[3].
  • Alex Close died on October 21, 2008[5].
  • Alex Close held citizenship in Belgium[8].
  • Alex Close's professions included sport cyclist[6].
  • Alex Close is recorded as male[9].
  • Alex Close's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Alex Close's member of sports team is recorded as Elvé[11].
  • Alex Close's member of sports team is recorded as Elvé[12].
  • Alex Close's Commons category is recorded as Alex Close[13].
  • Alex Close's sport is recorded as road bicycle racing[14].
  • Alex Close's family name is recorded as Close[15].
  • Alex Close's given name is recorded as Alex[16].
  • Alex Close's participant in is recorded as 1952 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo[17].
  • Alex Close's participant in is recorded as 1953 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo[18].
  • Alex Close's country for sport is recorded as Belgium[19].

Body

Origins and Family

Alex Close's place of birth was Moignelée[2]. He was born on November 26, 1921[3].

Career and Affiliations

Alex Close's professions included sport cyclist[6].

Death and Burial

Alex Close died on October 21, 2008[5]. He died in Ligny[4].

Why It Matters

Alex Close ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Alex Close born?

Alex Close's place of birth was Moignelée[2].

Where did Alex Close die?

Alex Close passed away in Ligny[4].

What did Alex Close do for work?

Alex Close worked as sport cyclist[6].

Related Entities

Belgium

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Guillaumrs · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → road bicycle racing
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55339|batch #55339]]: replacement of "cycle sport" with "road bicycle racing""
  2. 14d ago · Guillaumrs · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → road bicycle racing
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55339|batch #55339]]: replacement of "cycle sport" with "road bicycle racing""
  3. 23d ago · Joseba65 · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → 1952 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo, 1953 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
    Member of sports team → Elvé, Elvé
    Aliases → —
    Sport → road bicycle racing
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P54]]: [[Q28731066]]"
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