Bill Forrester

American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
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Bill Forrester
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Bill Forrester

Summary

Bill Forrester is a human[1]. Born in Darby[2], he… he was born on +1957-12-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a swimmer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Bill Forrester was born in Darby[2].
  • Bill Forrester was born on +1957-12-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bill Forrester held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Bill Forrester worked as a swimmer[4].
  • Bill Forrester was educated at Auburn University[7].
  • Bill Forrester's education included a stint at Episcopal School of Jacksonville[8].
  • Bill Forrester's image is recorded as Steve Gregg, Mike Bruner, Bill Forrester 1976 Olympics.jpg[9].
  • Bill Forrester is recorded as male[10].
  • Bill Forrester's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Bill Forrester's member of sports team is recorded as Auburn Tigers swimming and diving[12].
  • Bill Forrester's Commons category is recorded as Bill Forrester[13].
  • Bill Forrester's sport is recorded as competitive swimming[14].
  • Bill Forrester's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09rwrw9[15].
  • Bill Forrester's family name is recorded as Forrester[16].
  • Bill Forrester's given name is recorded as William[17].
  • Bill Forrester's given name is recorded as Ronald[18].
  • Bill Forrester's participant in is recorded as 1976 Summer Olympics[19].
  • Bill Forrester's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre butterfly[20].
  • Bill Forrester's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as fo/bill-forrester-1[21].
  • Bill Forrester's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bill'}[22].
  • Bill Forrester's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William Ronald Forrester, Jr.'}[23].
  • Bill Forrester's country for sport is recorded as United States[24].
  • Bill Forrester's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+180'}[25].
  • Bill Forrester's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+79'}[26].
  • Bill Forrester's Swimrankings.net swimmer ID is recorded as 4268395[27].

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Origins and Family

Bill Forrester's place of birth was Darby[2]. He was born on +1957-12-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Auburn University[7], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1856[30] and Episcopal School of Jacksonville[8], a university-preparatory school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1966[33].

Career and Affiliations

Bill Forrester worked as a swimmer[4].

Why It Matters

Bill Forrester ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Bill Forrester born?

Born in Darby[2], Bill Forrester…

What did Bill Forrester do for work?

Bill Forrester worked as swimmer[4].

Where did Bill Forrester go to school?

Bill Forrester was educated at Auburn University[7] and Episcopal School of Jacksonville[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . swimrankings.net. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  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
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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