Donna de Varona

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, television sportscaster
Person human Q269814
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Donna de Varona

Summary

Donna de Varona is a human[1]. Her place of birth was San Diego[2]. She was born on +1947-04-26T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a swimmer[4] and sports commentator[5]. She ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (517 views/month, #6,805 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Donna de Varona's place of birth was San Diego[2].
  • Donna de Varona was born on +1947-04-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Donna de Varona held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Donna de Varona worked as a swimmer[4].
  • Donna de Varona worked as a sports commentator[5].
  • Donna de Varona was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[8].
  • Donna de Varona was educated at Santa Clara High School[9].
  • Donna de Varona was educated at Acalanes High School[10].
  • Donna de Varona received the National Women's Hall of Fame[11].
  • Donna de Varona received the International Swimming Hall of Fame[12].
  • Donna de Varona received the Theodore Roosevelt Award[13].
  • Donna de Varona received the Al Schoenfield Media Award[14].
  • Donna de Varona received the Silver Olympic Order[15].
  • Donna de Varona's image is recorded as Donna de Varona 1961.jpg[16].
  • Donna de Varona is recorded as female[17].
  • Donna de Varona's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Donna de Varona's ISNI is recorded as 0000000027305497[19].
  • Donna de Varona's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 58158020[20].
  • Donna de Varona's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88038304[21].
  • Donna de Varona's Commons category is recorded as Donna de Varona[22].
  • Donna de Varona's sport is recorded as competitive swimming[23].
  • Donna de Varona's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08kzcm[24].
  • Donna de Varona's family name is recorded as Varona[25].
  • Donna de Varona's given name is recorded as Donna[26].
  • Donna de Varona's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 336/000173814[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in San Diego[2], Donna de Varona… she was born on +1947-04-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Los Angeles[8], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1919[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31]; Santa Clara High School[9], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1872[34]; and Acalanes High School[10], a high school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1940[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include swimmer[4] and sports commentator[5].

Recognition

Awards received include National Women's Hall of Fame[11], a 501(c)(3) organization[38], in United States[39], founded in 1969[40]; International Swimming Hall of Fame[12], a sports hall of fame[41], in United States[42], founded in 1964[43]; Theodore Roosevelt Award[13], an award[44], in United States[45], founded in 1967[46]; Al Schoenfield Media Award[14], an award[47], in United States[48], founded in 1996[49]; and Silver Olympic Order[15], a grade of an order[50].

Why It Matters

Donna de Varona ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (517 views/month, #6,805 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

Where was Donna de Varona born?

Donna de Varona's place of birth was San Diego[2].

What did Donna de Varona do for work?

Donna de Varona worked as swimmer[4] and sports commentator[5].

Where did Donna de Varona go to school?

Donna de Varona was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[8], Santa Clara High School[9], and Acalanes High School[10].

What awards did Donna de Varona receive?

Honors received include National Women's Hall of Fame[11], International Swimming Hall of Fame[12], Theodore Roosevelt Award[13], and Al Schoenfield Media Award[14].

References

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  11. [11] . womenofthehall.org. womenofthehall.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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