Bill Rodgers

American distance runner
Person human Q614859
Bill Rodgers
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Bill Rodgers

Summary

Bill Rodgers is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hartford[2]. He was born on +1947-12-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a marathon runner[4], runner[5], athlete[6], athletics competitor[7], and essayist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month, #7,109 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Bill Rodgers was born in Hartford[2].
  • Bill Rodgers was born on +1947-12-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bill Rodgers held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Bill Rodgers worked as a marathon runner[4].
  • Bill Rodgers worked as a runner[5].
  • Bill Rodgers worked as an athlete[6].
  • Bill Rodgers worked as an athletics competitor[7].
  • Bill Rodgers worked as an essayist[8].
  • Bill Rodgers's field of work was sport[11].
  • Bill Rodgers's field of work was running[12].
  • Bill Rodgers's field of work was long-distance running[13].
  • Bill Rodgers's field of work was marathon[14].
  • Bill Rodgers's education included a stint at Wesleyan University[15].
  • Bill Rodgers was educated at Newington High School[16].
  • Bill Rodgers's image is recorded as Bill Rodgers 1977.jpg[17].
  • Bill Rodgers is recorded as male[18].
  • Bill Rodgers's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Bill Rodgers's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084268637[20].
  • Bill Rodgers's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 13592299[21].
  • Bill Rodgers's GND ID is recorded as 173737722[22].
  • Bill Rodgers's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79098674[23].
  • Bill Rodgers's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA04147179[24].
  • Bill Rodgers's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00454464[25].
  • Bill Rodgers's Commons category is recorded as Bill Rodgers (runner)[26].
  • Bill Rodgers's sport is recorded as athletics[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Bill Rodgers's place of birth was Hartford[2]. He was born on +1947-12-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Wesleyan University[15], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1831[30] and Newington High School[16], a high school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1951[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include marathon runner[4], runner[5], athlete[6], athletics competitor[7], and essayist[8]. Fields of work include sport[11], a type of activity[34]; running[12], a sports discipline[35]; long-distance running[13], a sports discipline[36]; and marathon[14], a sports discipline[37].

Why It Matters

Bill Rodgers ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month, #7,109 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Bill Rodgers born?

Born in Hartford[2], Bill Rodgers…

What did Bill Rodgers do for work?

Bill Rodgers worked as marathon runner[4], runner[5], athlete[6], athletics competitor[7], and essayist[8].

Where did Bill Rodgers go to school?

Bill Rodgers was educated at Wesleyan University[15] and Newington High School[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . 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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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