Gordon B. Hinckley

President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1910–2008)
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Gordon B. Hinckley

Summary

Gordon B. Hinckley is a human[1]. He was born in Salt Lake City[2]. He was born on June 23, 1910[3]. He died in Salt Lake City[4]. He died on January 27, 2008[5]. He worked as a hymnwriter[6] and prophet[7]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,258 views/month, #6,865 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Gordon B. Hinckley's place of birth was Salt Lake City[2].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley died in Salt Lake City[4].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley was born on June 23, 1910[3].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley died on January 27, 2008[5].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley is buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery[9].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley's father was Bryant S. Hinckley[10].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley's mother was Ada Bitner[11].
  • Among Gordon B. Hinckley's spouses was Marjorie Pay Hinckley[12].
  • A child of Gordon B. Hinckley was Virginia H. Pearce[13].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley's professions included hymnwriter[6].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley worked as a prophet[7].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley was educated at University of Utah[15].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley was educated at LDS High School[16].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley received the Presidential Medal of Freedom[17].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley's religion is recorded as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[18].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley is recorded as male[19].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley's Commons category is recorded as Gordon B. Hinckley[21].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley's family name is recorded as Hinckley[22].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley's given name is recorded as Gordon[23].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley's official website is recorded as http://www.gordonbhinckley.org/[24].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gordon B. Hinckley[25].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley's Commons gallery is recorded as Gordon B. Hinckley[26].
  • Gordon B. Hinckley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[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: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1910-06-23[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2008-01-27[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4c855229-ff53-43f2-a2f6-fac580f41185[32]

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Origins and Family

Born in Salt Lake City[2], Gordon B. Hinckley… he was born on June 23, 1910[3]. His father was Bryant S. Hinckley[10]. His mother was Ada Bitner[11].

Education

Educated at University of Utah[15], a public research university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1850[35] and LDS High School[16], a secondary school[36], in United States[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include hymnwriter[6] and prophet[7].

Recognition

Gordon B. Hinckley received the Presidential Medal of Freedom[17].

Personal Life

Gordon B. Hinckley was married to Marjorie Pay Hinckley[12]. A child of him was Virginia H. Pearce[13]. His religion is recorded as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[18].

Death and Burial

Gordon B. Hinckley died on January 27, 2008[5]. He died in Salt Lake City[4]. Burial took place at Salt Lake City Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Gordon B. Hinckley ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,258 views/month, #6,865 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Gordon B. Hinckley born?

Gordon B. Hinckley's place of birth was Salt Lake City[2].

Where did Gordon B. Hinckley die?

Gordon B. Hinckley died in Salt Lake City[4].

Who were Gordon B. Hinckley's parents?

Gordon B. Hinckley's father was Bryant S. Hinckley[10]. Gordon B. Hinckley's mother was Ada Bitner[11].

Who was Gordon B. Hinckley married to?

Gordon B. Hinckley's spouses include Marjorie Pay Hinckley[12].

What did Gordon B. Hinckley do for work?

Gordon B. Hinckley worked as hymnwriter[6] and prophet[7].

Where did Gordon B. Hinckley go to school?

Gordon B. Hinckley was educated at University of Utah[15] and LDS High School[16].

What awards did Gordon B. Hinckley receive?

Honors received include Presidential Medal of Freedom[17].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . crsreports.congress.gov. crsreports.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . deseretnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . CONOR.SI. 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.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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