Brooks Orpik

American ice hockey player
Person human Q929783
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Brooks Orpik

Summary

Brooks Orpik is a human[1]. He was born in San Francisco[2]. He was born on +1980-09-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an ice hockey player[4] and ice hockey coach[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,192 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Brooks Orpik was born in San Francisco[2].
  • Brooks Orpik was born on +1980-09-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Brooks Orpik held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Brooks Orpik's professions included ice hockey player[4].
  • Brooks Orpik's professions included ice hockey coach[5].
  • Brooks Orpik was educated at Thayer Academy[8].
  • Brooks Orpik's education included a stint at Boston College[9].
  • Brooks Orpik was educated at Nichols School[10].
  • Brooks Orpik received the Stanley Cup[11].
  • Brooks Orpik's image is recorded as Brooks Orpik 2016-04-07 1.JPG[12].
  • Brooks Orpik is recorded as male[13].
  • Brooks Orpik's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Brooks Orpik's member of sports team is recorded as Pittsburgh Penguins[15].
  • Brooks Orpik's member of sports team is recorded as Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey[16].
  • Brooks Orpik's league or competition is recorded as Q1215892[17].
  • Brooks Orpik's Commons category is recorded as Brooks Orpik[18].
  • Brooks Orpik's position played on team / speciality is recorded as defenseman[19].
  • Brooks Orpik's shooting handedness is recorded as left-handed shot[20].
  • Brooks Orpik's sport is recorded as ice hockey[21].
  • Brooks Orpik's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08z8gf[22].
  • Brooks Orpik's drafted by is recorded as Pittsburgh Penguins[23].
  • Brooks Orpik's family name is recorded as Orpik[24].
  • Brooks Orpik's given name is recorded as Brooks[25].
  • Brooks Orpik's participant in is recorded as 2010 Winter Olympics[26].
  • Brooks Orpik's participant in is recorded as 2014 Winter Olympics[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Brooks Orpik's place of birth was San Francisco[2]. He was born on +1980-09-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Thayer Academy[8], a school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1877[30]; Boston College[9], a college[31], in United States[32], founded in 1863[33], headquartered in Chestnut Hill[34]; and Nichols School[10], a school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1892[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include ice hockey player[4] and ice hockey coach[5].

Recognition

Brooks Orpik received the Stanley Cup[11].

Why It Matters

Brooks Orpik ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,192 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Brooks Orpik born?

Brooks Orpik's place of birth was San Francisco[2].

What did Brooks Orpik do for work?

Brooks Orpik worked as ice hockey player[4] and ice hockey coach[5].

Where did Brooks Orpik go to school?

Brooks Orpik was educated at Thayer Academy[8], Boston College[9], and Nichols School[10].

What awards did Brooks Orpik receive?

Honors received include Stanley Cup[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . Eurohockey.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . hockey-reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Eurohockey.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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