Garfield Sobers

Summary

Garfield Sobers is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Bridgetown^[2]. He was born on +1936-07-28T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a cricketer^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,097 views/month, #6,303 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Garfield Sobers was born in Bridgetown^[2].
• Garfield Sobers was born on +1936-07-28T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Garfield Sobers held citizenship in Barbados^[6].
• Garfield Sobers worked as a cricketer^[4].
• Garfield Sobers received the Wisden Cricketer of the Year^[7].
• Garfield Sobers received the Barbadian National Heroes^[8].
• Garfield Sobers received the Knight Bachelor^[9].
• Garfield Sobers's image is recorded as Sir Garry Sobers 2012.jpg^[10].
• Garfield Sobers is recorded as male^[11].
• Garfield Sobers's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• Garfield Sobers's signature is recorded as Garry Sobers autograph.svg^[13].
• Garfield Sobers's ISNI is recorded as 0000000089993766^[14].
• Garfield Sobers's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 91722815^[15].
• Garfield Sobers's GND ID is recorded as 119405687^[16].
• Garfield Sobers's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84174769^[17].
• Garfield Sobers's Commons category is recorded as Garfield Sobers^[18].
• Garfield Sobers's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36585447^[19].
• Garfield Sobers's sport is recorded as cricket^[20].
• Garfield Sobers's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01s3s4^[21].
• Garfield Sobers's given name is recorded as Garfield^[22].
• Garfield Sobers's described at URL is recorded as https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199935796.001.0001/acref-9780199935796-e-1990^[23].
• Garfield Sobers's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 072845805^[24].
• Garfield Sobers's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 020/000108693^[25].
• Garfield Sobers's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1306510^[26].
• Garfield Sobers's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Garfield-Sobers^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Bridgetown^[2], Garfield Sobers… he was born on +1936-07-28T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Garfield Sobers worked as a cricketer^[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Wisden Cricketer of the Year^[7], an award^[28]; Barbadian National Heroes^[8], an award^[29], in Barbados^[30]; and Knight Bachelor^[9], a title of honor^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1300^[33].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Garfield Sobers include Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy^[34], a trophy^[35], founded in 2004^[36].

Why It Matters

Garfield Sobers ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,097 views/month, #6,303 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for him include Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy^[34], a trophy^[35], founded in 2004^[36].

FAQs

Where was Garfield Sobers born?

Garfield Sobers's place of birth was Bridgetown^[2].

What did Garfield Sobers do for work?

Garfield Sobers worked as cricketer^[4].

What awards did Garfield Sobers receive?

Honors received include Wisden Cricketer of the Year^[7], Barbadian National Heroes^[8], and Knight Bachelor^[9].