Bill Roberts

British sprinter (1912-2001)
Person human Q862411
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Bill Roberts

Summary

Bill Roberts is a human[1]. He was born in Salford[2]. He was born on +1912-04-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Timperley[4]. He died on +2001-12-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor[6] and screenwriter[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

Key Facts

  • Bill Roberts was born in Salford[2].
  • Bill Roberts died in Timperley[4].
  • Bill Roberts was born on +1912-04-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bill Roberts died on +2001-12-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Bill Roberts held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Bill Roberts held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • Bill Roberts worked as an athletics competitor[6].
  • Bill Roberts's professions included screenwriter[7].
  • Bill Roberts is recorded as male[11].
  • Bill Roberts's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Bill Roberts's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 53657932[13].
  • Bill Roberts's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2002058301[14].
  • Bill Roberts's sport is recorded as athletics[15].
  • Bill Roberts's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/050b76[16].
  • Bill Roberts's family name is recorded as Roberts[17].
  • Bill Roberts's given name is recorded as Bill[18].
  • Bill Roberts's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14556513[19].
  • Bill Roberts's participant in is recorded as 1948 Summer Olympics[20].
  • Bill Roberts's participant in is recorded as 1936 Summer Olympics[21].
  • Bill Roberts's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Bill Roberts's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 105113[23].
  • Bill Roberts's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ro/bill-roberts-1[24].
  • Bill Roberts's country for sport is recorded as United Kingdom[25].
  • Bill Roberts's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William «Bill» Roberts'}[26].
  • Bill Roberts's different from is recorded as William Roberts[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Bill Roberts's place of birth was Salford[2]. He was born on +1912-04-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include athletics competitor[6] and screenwriter[7].

Death and Burial

Bill Roberts died on +2001-12-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Timperley[4].

Why It Matters

Bill Roberts has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Bill Roberts born?

Born in Salford[2], Bill Roberts…

Where did Bill Roberts die?

Bill Roberts passed away in Timperley[4].

What did Bill Roberts do for work?

Bill Roberts worked as athletics competitor[6] and screenwriter[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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