Gil Heron

Jamaican footballer (1922-2008)
Person human Q956973
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Gil Heron

Summary

Gil Heron is a human[1]. He was born in Kingston[2]. He was born on +1922-04-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Detroit[4]. He died on +2008-11-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an association football player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month, #7,197 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Gil Heron was born in Kingston[2].
  • Gil Heron passed away in Detroit[4].
  • Gil Heron was born on +1922-04-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Gil Heron died on +2008-11-27T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Gil Heron was Gil Scott-Heron[8].
  • Gil Heron held citizenship in Jamaica[9].
  • Gil Heron worked as an association football player[6].
  • Gil Heron's image is recorded as Gil Heron in Ebony Magazine, 1947 (cropped).jpg[10].
  • Gil Heron is recorded as male[11].
  • Gil Heron's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Gil Heron's member of sports team is recorded as Celtic F.C.[13].
  • Gil Heron's member of sports team is recorded as Third Lanark A.C.[14].
  • Gil Heron's member of sports team is recorded as Kidderminster Harriers F.C.[15].
  • Gil Heron's Commons category is recorded as Gil Heron[16].
  • Gil Heron's position played on team / speciality is recorded as forward[17].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[18].
  • Gil Heron's sport is recorded as association football[19].
  • Gil Heron's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0432q2[20].
  • Gil Heron's family name is recorded as Heron[21].
  • Gil Heron's given name is recorded as Gilbert[22].
  • Gil Heron's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[23].
  • Gil Heron's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Gil Heron's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gil'}[25].
  • Gil Heron's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giles'}[26].
  • Gil Heron's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Black Arrow'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Kingston[2], Gil Heron… he was born on +1922-04-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Gil Heron worked as an association football player[6].

Personal Life

A child of Gil Heron was Gil Scott-Heron[8].

Death and Burial

Gil Heron died on +2008-11-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Detroit[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[18].

Why It Matters

Gil Heron ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month, #7,197 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Gil Heron born?

Gil Heron was born in Kingston[2].

Where did Gil Heron die?

Gil Heron passed away in Detroit[4].

What did Gil Heron do for work?

Gil Heron worked as association football player[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . telegraph.co.uk. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  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. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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