Don Finlay

Summary

Don Finlay is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Christchurch^[2]. He was born on +1909-05-27T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Great Missenden^[4]. He died on +1970-04-19T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor^[6] and fighter pilot^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Christchurch^[2], Don Finlay…
• Don Finlay passed away in Great Missenden^[4].
• Don Finlay was born on +1909-05-27T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Don Finlay died on +1970-04-19T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Don Finlay held citizenship in United Kingdom^[9].
• Don Finlay held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[10].
• Don Finlay worked as an athletics competitor^[6].
• Don Finlay's professions included fighter pilot^[7].
• Don Finlay received the Distinguished Flying Cross^[11].
• Don Finlay received the Air Force Cross^[12].
• Don Finlay's image is recorded as Finlay spitfire ii crop.jpg^[13].
• Don Finlay is recorded as male^[14].
• Don Finlay's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Don Finlay's military branch is recorded as Royal Air Force^[16].
• Don Finlay's Commons category is recorded as Don Finlay^[17].
• Don Finlay's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[18].
• Don Finlay's sport is recorded as athletics^[19].
• Don Finlay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kshbx^[20].
• Don Finlay's family name is recorded as Finlay^[21].
• Don Finlay's given name is recorded as Donald^[22].
• Don Finlay's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14556830^[23].
• Don Finlay's participant in is recorded as 1948 Summer Olympics^[24].
• Don Finlay's participant in is recorded as 1936 Summer Olympics^[25].
• Don Finlay's participant in is recorded as 1932 Summer Olympics^[26].
• Don Finlay's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Christchurch^[2], Don Finlay… he was born on +1909-05-27T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include athletics competitor^[6] and fighter pilot^[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Distinguished Flying Cross^[11], a cross^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1918^[30] and Air Force Cross^[12], a courage award^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1918^[33].

Death and Burial

Don Finlay died on +1970-04-19T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Great Missenden^[4].

Why It Matters

Don Finlay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

FAQs

Where was Don Finlay born?

Don Finlay was born in Christchurch^[2].

Where did Don Finlay die?

Don Finlay passed away in Great Missenden^[4].

What did Don Finlay do for work?

Don Finlay worked as athletics competitor^[6] and fighter pilot^[7].

What awards did Don Finlay receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Flying Cross^[11] and Air Force Cross^[12].