Francis Lee

English footballer (1944–2023)
Person human Q657352
Francis Lee
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Francis Lee

Summary

Francis Lee is a human[1]. He was born in Westhoughton[2]. He was born on April 29, 1944[3]. He died in Manchester[4]. He died on October 2, 2023[5]. He worked as an association football player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (780 views/month, #7,047 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Francis Lee's place of birth was Westhoughton[2].
  • Francis Lee died in Manchester[4].
  • Francis Lee was born on April 29, 1944[3].
  • Francis Lee died on October 2, 2023[5].
  • Francis Lee held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Francis Lee worked as an association football player[6].
  • Francis Lee received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[9].
  • Francis Lee is recorded as male[10].
  • Francis Lee's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Francis Lee's member of sports team is recorded as Derby County F.C.[12].
  • Francis Lee's member of sports team is recorded as Manchester City F.C.[13].
  • Francis Lee's member of sports team is recorded as Bolton Wanderers F.C.[14].
  • Francis Lee's member of sports team is recorded as England men's national association football team[15].
  • Francis Lee's Commons category is recorded as Francis Lee[16].
  • Francis Lee's position played on team / speciality is recorded as forward[17].
  • The cause of death was cancer[18].
  • Francis Lee's sport is recorded as association football[19].
  • Francis Lee's family name is recorded as Lee[20].
  • Francis Lee's given name is recorded as Francis[21].
  • Francis Lee's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Francis Lee's participant in is recorded as 1970 FIFA World Cup[23].
  • Francis Lee's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Francis Lee's country for sport is recorded as England[25].
  • Francis Lee's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Francis Lee'}[26].
  • Francis Lee's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.73'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1944-04-29[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 55e437ba-2141-4e2d-baeb-392464855ec6[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Francis Lee's place of birth was Westhoughton[2]. He was born on April 29, 1944[3].

Career and Affiliations

Francis Lee worked as an association football player[6].

Recognition

Francis Lee received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[9].

Death and Burial

Francis Lee died on October 2, 2023[5]. He died in Manchester[4]. The cause of death was cancer[18].

Why It Matters

Francis Lee ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (780 views/month, #7,047 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Francis Lee born?

Francis Lee's place of birth was Westhoughton[2].

Where did Francis Lee die?

Francis Lee died in Manchester[4].

What did Francis Lee do for work?

Francis Lee worked as association football player[6].

What awards did Francis Lee receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . The London Gazette 61450. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . bbc.com. bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . bdfutbol.com. Retrieved . bdfutbol.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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