Bill Brown

Australian cricketer (1912-2008)
Person human Q2667644
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Bill Brown

Summary

Bill Brown is a human[1]. His place of birth was Toowoomba[2]. He was born on +1912-07-31T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Brisbane[4]. He died on +2008-03-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a cricketer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Bill Brown's place of birth was Toowoomba[2].
  • Bill Brown passed away in Brisbane[4].
  • Bill Brown was born on +1912-07-31T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bill Brown died on +2008-03-16T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Bill Brown held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • Bill Brown worked as a cricketer[6].
  • Bill Brown received the Wisden Cricketer of the Year[9].
  • Bill Brown received the Medal of the Order of Australia[10].
  • Bill Brown's image is recorded as BillBrown2.jpg[11].
  • Bill Brown is recorded as male[12].
  • Bill Brown's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Bill Brown's member of sports team is recorded as New South Wales cricket team[14].
  • Bill Brown's member of sports team is recorded as Australia national cricket team[15].
  • Bill Brown's member of sports team is recorded as Queensland cricket team[16].
  • Bill Brown's Commons category is recorded as Bill Brown (cricketer)[17].
  • Bill Brown's sport is recorded as cricket[18].
  • Bill Brown's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/061tkl[19].
  • Bill Brown's family name is recorded as Brown[20].
  • Bill Brown's given name is recorded as Bill[21].
  • Bill Brown's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Bill Brown's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bill'}[23].
  • Bill Brown's country for sport is recorded as Australia[24].
  • Bill Brown's different from is recorded as Bill Brown[25].
  • Bill Brown's ESPNcricinfo.com player ID is recorded as 4225[26].
  • Bill Brown's CricketArchive player ID is recorded as 636[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Toowoomba[2], Bill Brown… he was born on +1912-07-31T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Bill Brown's professions included cricketer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Wisden Cricketer of the Year[9], an award[28] and Medal of the Order of Australia[10], a grade of an order[29], in Australia[30].

Death and Burial

Bill Brown died on +2008-03-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Brisbane[4].

Why It Matters

Bill Brown ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Bill Brown born?

Born in Toowoomba[2], Bill Brown…

Where did Bill Brown die?

Bill Brown passed away in Brisbane[4].

What did Bill Brown do for work?

Bill Brown worked as cricketer[6].

What awards did Bill Brown receive?

Honors received include Wisden Cricketer of the Year[9] and Medal of the Order of Australia[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . ESPNcricinfo. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wisden.com. wisden.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . content-aus.cricinfo.com. content-aus.cricinfo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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