Bill Smith

American swimmer (1924–2013)
Person human Q621106
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Bill Smith

Summary

Bill Smith is a human[1]. Born in Honolulu[2], he… he was born on +1924-05-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Honolulu[4]. He died on +2013-02-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a swimmer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Bill Smith was born in Honolulu[2].
  • Bill Smith passed away in Honolulu[4].
  • Bill Smith was born on +1924-05-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bill Smith died on +2013-02-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at O'ahu Cemetery[8].
  • Bill Smith held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Bill Smith's professions included swimmer[6].
  • Bill Smith was educated at Ohio State University[10].
  • Bill Smith's image is recorded as Bill Smith swimmer 1941.jpg[11].
  • Bill Smith is recorded as male[12].
  • Bill Smith's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Bill Smith's member of sports team is recorded as Ohio State Buckeyes[14].
  • Bill Smith's Commons category is recorded as Bill Smith (swimmer)[15].
  • Bill Smith's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 124496765[16].
  • Bill Smith's sport is recorded as competitive swimming[17].
  • Bill Smith's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fr1tv[18].
  • Bill Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[19].
  • Bill Smith's given name is recorded as William Melvin[20].
  • Bill Smith's participant in is recorded as 1948 Summer Olympics[21].
  • Bill Smith's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – men's 400 metre freestyle[22].
  • Bill Smith's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay[23].
  • Bill Smith's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as sm/bill-smith-2[24].
  • Bill Smith's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William Melvin Smith, Jr.'}[25].
  • Bill Smith's country for sport is recorded as United States[26].
  • Bill Smith's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William Smith'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Bill Smith's place of birth was Honolulu[2]. He was born on +1924-05-16T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Bill Smith's education included a stint at Ohio State University[10].

Career and Affiliations

Bill Smith's professions included swimmer[6].

Death and Burial

Bill Smith died on +2013-02-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Honolulu[4]. Burial took place at O'ahu Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

Bill Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Bill Smith born?

Born in Honolulu[2], Bill Smith…

Where did Bill Smith die?

Bill Smith died in Honolulu[4].

What did Bill Smith do for work?

Bill Smith worked as swimmer[6].

Where did Bill Smith go to school?

Bill Smith was educated at Ohio State University[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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