Bill Thomson

Canadian ice hockey player (1914–1993)
Person human Q862504
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Bill Thomson

Summary

Bill Thomson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Troon[2]. He was born on +1914-03-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1993-08-06T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an ice hockey player[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Bill Thomson's place of birth was Troon[2].
  • Bill Thomson was born on +1914-03-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bill Thomson died on +1993-08-06T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Bill Thomson held citizenship in Canada[7].
  • Bill Thomson's professions included ice hockey player[5].
  • Bill Thomson is recorded as male[8].
  • Bill Thomson's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Bill Thomson's member of sports team is recorded as Detroit Red Wings[10].
  • Bill Thomson's league or competition is recorded as Q1215892[11].
  • Bill Thomson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1131157704199944440007[12].
  • Bill Thomson's GND ID is recorded as 1201674069[13].
  • Bill Thomson's position played on team / speciality is recorded as winger[14].
  • Bill Thomson's shooting handedness is recorded as right-handed shot[15].
  • Bill Thomson's sport is recorded as ice hockey[16].
  • Bill Thomson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03czjt8[17].
  • Bill Thomson's family name is recorded as Thomson[18].
  • Bill Thomson's given name is recorded as Bill[19].
  • Bill Thomson's participant in is recorded as 1936 Winter Olympics[20].
  • Bill Thomson's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+9'}[21].
  • Bill Thomson's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as th/bill-thomson-1[22].
  • Bill Thomson's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rabbit'}[23].
  • Bill Thomson's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+175'}[24].
  • Bill Thomson's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q100995', 'amount': '+162'}[25].
  • Bill Thomson's Elite Prospects player ID is recorded as 279396[26].
  • Bill Thomson's HockeyDB player ID is recorded as 14256[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Bill Thomson was born in Troon[2]. He was born on +1914-03-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Bill Thomson worked as an ice hockey player[5].

Death and Burial

Bill Thomson died on +1993-08-06T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Bill Thomson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Bill Thomson born?

Bill Thomson was born in Troon[2].

What did Bill Thomson do for work?

Bill Thomson worked as ice hockey player[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Hockey Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Hockey Reference. hockey-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Hockey Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Hockey Reference. hockey-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Olympedia. 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. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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