Ban Johnson

President of the American League (1863-1931)
Person human Q766590
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Ban Johnson

Summary

Ban Johnson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Norwalk[2]. He was born on January 5, 1865[3]. He died in St. Louis[4]. He died on March 28, 1931[5]. He worked as a baseball player[6] and journalist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (633 views/month, #7,215 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Ban Johnson's place of birth was Norwalk[2].
  • Ban Johnson died in St. Louis[4].
  • Ban Johnson was born on January 5, 1865[3].
  • Ban Johnson was born on 1864[9].
  • Ban Johnson was born on January 6, 1863[10].
  • Ban Johnson died on March 28, 1931[5].
  • Ban Johnson held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Ban Johnson's professions included baseball player[6].
  • Ban Johnson's professions included journalist[7].
  • Ban Johnson held the position of President of the American League[12].
  • Ban Johnson is recorded as male[13].
  • Ban Johnson's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Ban Johnson's Commons category is recorded as Ban Johnson[15].
  • Ban Johnson's sport is recorded as baseball[16].
  • Ban Johnson's family name is recorded as Johnson[17].
  • Ban Johnson's given name is recorded as Ban[18].
  • Ban Johnson's birth name is recorded as Byron Bancroft Johnson[19].

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Origins and Family

Ban Johnson's place of birth was Norwalk[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 5, 1865[3], 1864[9], and January 6, 1863[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include baseball player[6] and journalist[7]. Ban Johnson held the position of President of the American League[12].

Death and Burial

Ban Johnson died on March 28, 1931[5]. He passed away in St. Louis[4].

Why It Matters

Ban Johnson ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (633 views/month, #7,215 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Ban Johnson born?

Ban Johnson's place of birth was Norwalk[2].

Where did Ban Johnson die?

Ban Johnson died in St. Louis[4].

What did Ban Johnson do for work?

Ban Johnson worked as baseball player[6] and journalist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . 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. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 19d ago · HanTsî · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National baseball hall of fame and museum id → johnson-byron, johnson-ban
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P4164]]: johnson-byron"
  2. 17w ago · LccnBot bot · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → n82006933
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P244]]: n82006933, Add P244 Library of Congress LCCN External Identifier"
  3. 18w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → Ban Johnson HOF plaque.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1801]]: Ban Johnson HOF plaque.jpg"
  4. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → St. Louis
    Instance of → human
    Given name → Ban
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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