Fauja Singh

Summary

Fauja Singh is a human^[1]. He was born in Jalandhar^[2]. He was born on April 1, 1911^[3]. He passed away in Jalandhar^[4]. He died on July 14, 2025^[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 (1,305 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 April 1, 1911^[3].
• Fauja Singh died on July 14, 2025^[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 is recorded as male^[16].
• Fauja Singh's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Fauja Singh's Commons category is recorded as Fauja Singh^[18].
• The cause of death was traffic collision^[19].
• Fauja Singh's residence is recorded as United Kingdom^[20].
• Fauja Singh's sport is recorded as athletics^[21].
• Fauja Singh's family name is recorded as Singh^[22].
• Fauja Singh's manner of death is recorded as accidental death^[23].
• Fauja Singh's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[24].
• Fauja Singh's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Punjabi^[25].
• Fauja Singh's country for sport is recorded as India^[26].
• Fauja Singh's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'pa', 'text': 'ਫੌਜਾ ਸਿੰਘ'}^[27].

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Origins and Family

Fauja Singh was born in Jalandhar^[2]. He was born on April 1, 1911^[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 July 14, 2025^[5]. He passed away in Jalandhar^[4]. The cause of death was traffic collision^[19].

Why It Matters

Fauja Singh ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,305 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].