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Chris Ashton

English rugby league and rugby union footballer
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Chris Ashton

Summary

Chris Ashton is a human[1]. He was born in Wigan[2]. He was born on +1987-03-29T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a rugby league player[4] and rugby union player[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month, #7,184 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Chris Ashton was born in Wigan[2].
  • Chris Ashton was born on +1987-03-29T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Chris Ashton held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Chris Ashton worked as a rugby league player[4].
  • Chris Ashton worked as a rugby union player[5].
  • Chris Ashton was educated at St. John Fisher Catholic High School, Wigan[8].
  • Chris Ashton's image is recorded as Chris Ashton2.jpg[9].
  • Chris Ashton is recorded as male[10].
  • Chris Ashton's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Chris Ashton's member of sports team is recorded as England men’s national rugby union team[12].
  • Chris Ashton's member of sports team is recorded as Northampton Saints[13].
  • Chris Ashton's member of sports team is recorded as Wigan Warriors[14].
  • Chris Ashton's member of sports team is recorded as England national rugby league team[15].
  • Chris Ashton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 275345310[16].
  • Chris Ashton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2012024101[17].
  • Chris Ashton's Commons category is recorded as Chris Ashton[18].
  • Chris Ashton's position played on team / speciality is recorded as winger[19].
  • Chris Ashton's sport is recorded as rugby league[20].
  • Chris Ashton's sport is recorded as rugby union[21].
  • Chris Ashton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08dnws[22].
  • Chris Ashton's family name is recorded as Ashton[23].
  • Chris Ashton's given name is recorded as Chris[24].
  • Chris Ashton's ESPNscrum player ID is recorded as 27816[25].
  • Chris Ashton's PremiershipRugby.com player ID is recorded as 62910[26].
  • Chris Ashton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Chris Ashton's place of birth was Wigan[2]. He was born on +1987-03-29T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Chris Ashton's education included a stint at St. John Fisher Catholic High School, Wigan[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rugby league player[4] and rugby union player[5].

Why It Matters

Chris Ashton ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month, #7,184 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Chris Ashton born?

Chris Ashton was born in Wigan[2].

What did Chris Ashton do for work?

Chris Ashton worked as rugby league player[4] and rugby union player[5].

Where did Chris Ashton go to school?

Chris Ashton was educated at St. John Fisher Catholic High School, Wigan[8].

Related Entities

Pelves United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Rugby League Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Rugby League Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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