Fauja Singh

Summary

Fauja Singh is a human^[1]. He was born in Jalandhar^[2]. He was born on +1911-04-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Jalandhar^[4]. He died on +2025-07-14T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a marathon runner^[6], long-distance runner^[7], and athletics competitor^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (325 views/month, #7,016 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Fauja Singh's place of birth was Jalandhar^[2].
• Fauja Singh died in Jalandhar^[4].
• Fauja Singh was born on +1911-04-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Fauja Singh died on +2025-07-14T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Fauja Singh held citizenship in British Raj^[10].
• Fauja Singh held citizenship in India^[11].
• Fauja Singh held citizenship in United Kingdom^[12].
• Punjabi was Fauja Singh's native language^[13].
• Fauja Singh worked as a marathon runner^[6].
• Fauja Singh's professions included long-distance runner^[7].
• Fauja Singh worked as an athletics competitor^[8].
• Fauja Singh received the British Empire Medal^[14].
• Fauja Singh received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor^[15].
• Fauja Singh's image is recorded as Fauja Singh (3x4 cropped).jpg^[16].
• Fauja Singh is recorded as male^[17].
• Fauja Singh's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Fauja Singh's ISNI is recorded as 0000000357179817^[19].
• Fauja Singh's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 186884186^[20].
• Fauja Singh's GND ID is recorded as 1023468735^[21].
• Fauja Singh's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2010215523^[22].
• Fauja Singh's IMDb ID is recorded as nm9980763^[23].
• Fauja Singh's Commons category is recorded as Fauja Singh^[24].
• Fauja Singh's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q58635 (pan)-Gaurav Jhammat-ਫ਼ੌਜਾ ਸਿੰਘ.wav^[25].
• The cause of death was traffic collision^[26].
• Fauja Singh's residence is recorded as United Kingdom^[27].

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Origins and Family

Fauja Singh was born in Jalandhar^[2]. He was born on +1911-04-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. Punjabi was his native language^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include marathon runner^[6], long-distance runner^[7], and athletics competitor^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include British Empire Medal^[14], an Order of the British Empire^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1922^[30] and Ellis Island Medal of Honor^[15], a medallion^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1986^[33].

Death and Burial

Fauja Singh died on +2025-07-14T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Jalandhar^[4]. The cause of death was traffic collision^[26].

Why It Matters

Fauja Singh ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (325 views/month, #7,016 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 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 Fauja Singh born?

Born in Jalandhar^[2], Fauja Singh…

Where did Fauja Singh die?

Fauja Singh passed away in Jalandhar^[4].

What did Fauja Singh do for work?

Fauja Singh worked as marathon runner^[6], long-distance runner^[7], and athletics competitor^[8].

What awards did Fauja Singh receive?

Honors received include British Empire Medal^[14] and Ellis Island Medal of Honor^[15].