Bill Martin

American museum director (1954-2025)
Person human Q138297255
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Summary

Bill Martin was born on February 5, 1954[1], in Brandy Station[2]. He died on December 28, 2025[3], in Broad Street[4]. He worked as a teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Position held: museum director[8]
  • Employer: The Valentine[9], Okefenokee Heritage Center[10], The Salvation Army[11], Petersburg[12], Museum of Science and History[13]
  • Educated at: Virginia Tech[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Cause of death: struck by vehicle[16]
  • Residence: John Adams Double House[17]
  • Family name: Martin[18]
  • Given name: William[19], J.[20]
  • Described at URL: https://www.vpm.org/news/2025-12-28/william-bill-martin-valentine-director-obituary-richmond[21], https://www.richmonder.org/valentine-director-bill-martin-died-on-sunday[22], https://rvamag.com/community/william-bill-martin-director-of-the-valentine-has-passed-away.html[23], https://richmond.com/news/local/article_3fb6b712-aa1d-40b1-a986-ae9994036d68.html[24]
  • Manner of death: accidental death[25]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[26]
  • Nickname: Bill[27]

FAQs

Where was Bill Martin born?

Bill Martin's place of birth was Brandy Station[2].

Where did Bill Martin die?

Bill Martin died in Broad Street[4].

What did Bill Martin do for work?

Bill Martin worked as a teacher[5].

Where did Bill Martin go to school?

Bill Martin was educated at Virginia Tech[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . blileys.com. blileys.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved . richmond.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . blileys.com. blileys.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . blileys.com. blileys.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . blileys.com. blileys.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . blileys.com. blileys.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . blileys.com. blileys.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . blileys.com. blileys.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Virginia Public Media. vpm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . property record. wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . blileys.com. blileys.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . blileys.com. blileys.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Virginia Public Media. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . The Richmonder. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . RVA Magazine. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Richmond Times-Dispatch. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Style Weekly. styleweekly.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → teacher
    Sitelink count → 1
    Wikipedia languages → ['en']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: museum director, перемещено в / moved to Position held, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P106]]"
  2. 8w ago · JuxtaposedJacob · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Educated at → Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech
    Manner of death → accidental death
    Position held → museum director
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Occupation: museum director"
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