Bill Vaughan

American columnist and author (1915–1977)
Person human Q1464928
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Bill Vaughan

Summary

Bill Vaughan is a human[1]. His place of birth was St. Louis[2]. He was born on +1915-10-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1977-02-25T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a writer[5], columnist[6], and editor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Bill Vaughan's place of birth was St. Louis[2].
  • Bill Vaughan was born on +1915-10-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bill Vaughan died on +1977-02-25T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Bill Vaughan held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Bill Vaughan's professions included writer[5].
  • Bill Vaughan's professions included columnist[6].
  • Bill Vaughan's professions included editor[7].
  • Among Bill Vaughan's employers was Springfield News-Leader[10].
  • Among Bill Vaughan's employers was The Kansas City Star[11].
  • Bill Vaughan's education included a stint at Washington University in St. Louis[12].
  • Bill Vaughan is recorded as male[13].
  • Bill Vaughan's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Bill Vaughan's ISNI is recorded as 000000003008957X[15].
  • Bill Vaughan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3755869[16].
  • Bill Vaughan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79100346[17].
  • Bill Vaughan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ghlhk[18].
  • Bill Vaughan's family name is recorded as Vaughan[19].
  • Bill Vaughan's given name is recorded as William[20].
  • Bill Vaughan's FAST ID is recorded as 41979[21].
  • Bill Vaughan's Prabook ID is recorded as 1079780[22].
  • Bill Vaughan's Evene ID is recorded as bill-vaughan-10918[23].
  • Bill Vaughan's Europeana entity is recorded as agent/base/89049[24].
  • Bill Vaughan's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJqKfrK3VxGtCdQ46VvWDq[25].
  • Bill Vaughan's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/4a4e1eaa-06bd-4c64-a4e0-6f81f6169b3e[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in St. Louis[2], Bill Vaughan… he was born on +1915-10-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Bill Vaughan was educated at Washington University in St. Louis[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[5], columnist[6], and editor[7]. Employers include Springfield News-Leader[10], a newspaper[27], founded in 1867[28], headquartered in Springfield[29] and The Kansas City Star[11], a daily newspaper[30], in United States[31], founded in 1880[32].

Death and Burial

Bill Vaughan died on +1977-02-25T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Bill Vaughan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Bill Vaughan born?

Bill Vaughan's place of birth was St. Louis[2].

What did Bill Vaughan do for work?

Bill Vaughan worked as writer[5], columnist[6], and editor[7].

Where did Bill Vaughan go to school?

Bill Vaughan was educated at Washington University in St. Louis[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at Washington University in St. Louis
    Prabook id 1079780
    Family name Vaughan
    Sex or gender male
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3368]]: 1749775, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257026|batch #257026]]"
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