Brendan Foster

Summary

Brendan Foster is a human^[1]. Born in Hebburn^[2], he… he was born on +1948-01-12T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a long-distance runner^[4], middle-distance runner^[5], and marathon runner^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #7,207 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Brendan Foster's place of birth was Hebburn^[2].
• Brendan Foster was born on +1948-01-12T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Brendan Foster was born on +1948-01-00T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Brendan Foster held citizenship in United Kingdom^[9].
• English was Brendan Foster's native language^[10].
• Brendan Foster worked as a long-distance runner^[4].
• Brendan Foster's professions included middle-distance runner^[5].
• Brendan Foster worked as a marathon runner^[6].
• Brendan Foster was employed by British Broadcasting Corporation^[11].
• Brendan Foster's education included a stint at University of Sussex^[12].
• Brendan Foster received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[13].
• Brendan Foster received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award^[14].
• Brendan Foster received the Knight Bachelor^[15].
• Brendan Foster's image is recorded as Brendan Foster 1972.jpg^[16].
• Brendan Foster is recorded as male^[17].
• Brendan Foster's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Brendan Foster's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315533142^[19].
• Brendan Foster's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n78067959^[20].
• Brendan Foster's Commons category is recorded as Brendan Foster^[21].
• Brendan Foster's sport is recorded as athletics^[22].
• Brendan Foster's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qh95^[23].
• Brendan Foster's family name is recorded as Foster^[24].
• Brendan Foster's given name is recorded as Brendan^[25].
• Brendan Foster's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14344537^[26].
• Brendan Foster's Munzinger Sport number is recorded as 01000050231^[27].

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Origins and Family

Brendan Foster's place of birth was Hebburn^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1948-01-12T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1948-01-00T00:00:00Z^[8]. English was his native language^[10].

Education

Brendan Foster was educated at University of Sussex^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include long-distance runner^[4], middle-distance runner^[5], and marathon runner^[6]. Among Brendan Foster's employers was British Broadcasting Corporation^[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[13], a grade of an order^[28], in United Kingdom^[29]; BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award^[14], a Sportsperson of the Year^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], founded in 1954^[32]; and Knight Bachelor^[15], a title of honor^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1300^[35].

Why It Matters

Brendan Foster ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month, #7,207 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Brendan Foster born?

Brendan Foster's place of birth was Hebburn^[2].

What did Brendan Foster do for work?

Brendan Foster worked as long-distance runner^[4], middle-distance runner^[5], and marathon runner^[6].

Where did Brendan Foster go to school?

Brendan Foster was educated at University of Sussex^[12].

What awards did Brendan Foster receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[13], BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award^[14], and Knight Bachelor^[15].