Denis Oswald

Swiss rower and sports official
Person human Q177039
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Denis Oswald

Summary

Denis Oswald is a human[1]. He was born in Neuchâtel[2]. He was born on May 9, 1947[3]. He worked as a rower[4] and lawyer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Denis Oswald's place of birth was Neuchâtel[2].
  • Denis Oswald was born on May 9, 1947[3].
  • Denis Oswald held citizenship in Switzerland[7].
  • Denis Oswald's professions included rower[4].
  • Denis Oswald's professions included lawyer[5].
  • Denis Oswald held the position of member of the International Olympic Committee[8].
  • Denis Oswald was a member of International Olympic Committee[9].
  • Denis Oswald is recorded as male[10].
  • Denis Oswald's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Denis Oswald's Commons category is recorded as Denis Oswald[12].
  • Denis Oswald's sport is recorded as rowing[13].
  • Denis Oswald's family name is recorded as Oswald[14].
  • Denis Oswald's given name is recorded as Denis[15].
  • Denis Oswald's participant in is recorded as rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's coxed four[16].
  • Denis Oswald's participant in is recorded as rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – men's coxed four[17].
  • Denis Oswald's participant in is recorded as rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's quadruple sculls[18].
  • Denis Oswald's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[19].
  • Denis Oswald's affiliation is recorded as International Centre for Sports Studies[20].
  • Denis Oswald's country for sport is recorded as Switzerland[21].
  • Denis Oswald's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+181'}[22].
  • Denis Oswald's writing language is recorded as French[23].

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Origins and Family

Born in Neuchâtel[2], Denis Oswald… he was born on May 9, 1947[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rower[4] and lawyer[5]. Denis Oswald held the position of member of the International Olympic Committee[8].

Why It Matters

Denis Oswald ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

FAQs

Where was Denis Oswald born?

Born in Neuchâtel[2], Denis Oswald…

What did Denis Oswald do for work?

Denis Oswald worked as rower[4] and lawyer[5].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . olympics.com. olympics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . cies.ch. Retrieved . cies.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Neuchâtel
    Member of
    Citizenship
    Given name Denis
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