George Sheldon

American diver (1874–1907)
Person human Q1193461
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George Sheldon

Summary

George Sheldon is a human[1]. He was born in St. Louis[2]. He was born on +1874-05-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in St. Louis[4]. He died on +1907-11-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a competitive diver[6] and swimmer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in St. Louis[2], George Sheldon…
  • George Sheldon passed away in St. Louis[4].
  • George Sheldon was born on +1874-05-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • George Sheldon died on +1907-11-25T00:00:00Z[5].
  • George Sheldon held citizenship in United States[9].
  • George Sheldon's professions included competitive diver[6].
  • George Sheldon worked as a swimmer[7].
  • George Sheldon's image is recorded as Dr. G.H. Sheldon of the St. Louis Muegge Institute, winner of the 1904 Olympic Fancy Diving competition.jpg[10].
  • George Sheldon is recorded as male[11].
  • George Sheldon's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • George Sheldon's Commons category is recorded as George Sheldon (diver)[13].
  • George Sheldon's sport is recorded as diving[14].
  • George Sheldon's sport is recorded as competitive swimming[15].
  • George Sheldon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cwc6d[16].
  • George Sheldon's family name is recorded as Sheldon[17].
  • George Sheldon's given name is recorded as George[18].
  • George Sheldon's participant in is recorded as diving at the 1904 Summer Olympics – platform[19].
  • George Sheldon's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as sh/george-sheldon-1[20].
  • George Sheldon's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'George Herbert Sheldon'}[21].
  • George Sheldon's different from is recorded as George Sheldon[22].
  • George Sheldon's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Sheldon-3228[23].
  • George Sheldon's Prabook ID is recorded as 2302598[24].
  • George Sheldon's databaseOlympics.com athlete ID is recorded as SHELDGEO01[25].
  • George Sheldon's International Swimming Hall of Fame honoree ID is recorded as george-sheldon-(usa)[26].
  • George Sheldon's Olympedia people ID is recorded as 51563[27].

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Origins and Family

George Sheldon's place of birth was St. Louis[2]. He was born on +1874-05-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include competitive diver[6] and swimmer[7].

Death and Burial

George Sheldon died on +1907-11-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in St. Louis[4].

Why It Matters

George Sheldon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was George Sheldon born?

George Sheldon was born in St. Louis[2].

Where did George Sheldon die?

George Sheldon died in St. Louis[4].

What did George Sheldon do for work?

George Sheldon worked as competitive diver[6] and swimmer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 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] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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