Bill James

American baseball writer and statistician
Person human Q2037014
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Bill James

Summary

Bill James is a human[1]. Born in Holton[2], he… he was born on +1949-10-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a statistician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (963 views/month, #6,437 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Bill James was born in Holton[2].
  • Bill James was born on +1949-10-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bill James held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Bill James worked as a statistician[4].
  • Bill James's education included a stint at University of Kansas[7].
  • Bill James's image is recorded as Bill James 2010.jpg[8].
  • Bill James is recorded as male[9].
  • Bill James's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Bill James's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082829680[11].
  • Bill James's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 94838477[12].
  • Bill James's military branch is recorded as United States Army[13].
  • Bill James's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82087559[14].
  • Bill James's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36547544[15].
  • Bill James's sport is recorded as baseball[16].
  • Bill James's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h1g7[17].
  • Bill James's Open Library ID is recorded as OL382653A[18].
  • Bill James's family name is recorded as James[19].
  • Bill James's given name is recorded as Bill[20].
  • Bill James's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bill James[21].
  • Bill James's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 324494556[22].
  • Bill James's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1285413[23].
  • Bill James's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Bill James's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Bill-James[25].
  • Bill James's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'George William James'}[26].
  • Bill James's name in kana is recorded as ビル・ジェームス[27].

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Origins and Family

Bill James was born in Holton[2]. He was born on +1949-10-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Bill James's education included a stint at University of Kansas[7].

Career and Affiliations

Bill James's professions included statistician[4].

Why It Matters

Bill James ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (963 views/month, #6,437 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Bill James born?

Bill James's place of birth was Holton[2].

What did Bill James do for work?

Bill James worked as statistician[4].

Where did Bill James go to school?

Bill James was educated at University of Kansas[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Open Library. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . 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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