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Alex Thomson

British yacht racer
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Alex Thomson

Summary

Alex Thomson is a human[1]. He was born in Bangor[2]. He was born on +1974-04-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a skipper[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Bangor[2], Alex Thomson…
  • Alex Thomson was born on +1974-04-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alex Thomson held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Alex Thomson worked as a skipper[4].
  • Alex Thomson's image is recorded as Alex Thomson VG2012.jpg[7].
  • Alex Thomson is recorded as male[8].
  • Alex Thomson's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Alex Thomson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3284161030922423920001[10].
  • Alex Thomson's IdRef ID is recorded as 250911701[11].
  • Alex Thomson's Commons category is recorded as Alex Thomson[12].
  • Alex Thomson's residence is recorded as Gosport[13].
  • Alex Thomson's sport is recorded as sailing[14].
  • Alex Thomson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rbm49[15].
  • Alex Thomson's family name is recorded as Thomson[16].
  • Alex Thomson's given name is recorded as Alexander[17].
  • Alex Thomson's given name is recorded as James[18].
  • Alex Thomson's official website is recorded as http://www.alexthomsonracing.com/[19].
  • Alex Thomson's participant in is recorded as 2004–2005 Vendée Globe[20].
  • Alex Thomson's participant in is recorded as 2008–2009 Vendée Globe[21].
  • Alex Thomson's participant in is recorded as 2012–2013 Vendée Globe[22].
  • Alex Thomson's participant in is recorded as 2016–2017 Vendée Globe[23].
  • Alex Thomson's participant in is recorded as 2020-2021 Vendée Globe[24].
  • Alex Thomson's participant in is recorded as VELUX 5 Oceans Race[25].
  • Alex Thomson's participant in is recorded as Clipper Round the World Yacht Race[26].
  • Alex Thomson's participant in is recorded as 2018 Route du Rhum[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Alex Thomson was born in Bangor[2]. He was born on +1974-04-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Alex Thomson worked as a skipper[4].

Why It Matters

Alex Thomson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Alex Thomson born?

Alex Thomson was born in Bangor[2].

What did Alex Thomson do for work?

Alex Thomson worked as skipper[4].

Related Entities

Bangor United Kingdom Wales

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Provenance: 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. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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