Gordon Murray

British automobile designer
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Gordon Murray

Summary

Gordon Murray is a human[1]. He was born in Durban[2]. He was born on +1946-06-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a car designer[4] and automotive engineer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (239 views/month, #7,062 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Gordon Murray was born in Durban[2].
  • Gordon Murray was born on +1946-06-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Gordon Murray held citizenship in South Africa[7].
  • Gordon Murray held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Gordon Murray worked as a car designer[4].
  • Gordon Murray's professions included automotive engineer[5].
  • Gordon Murray's field of work was Formula One car[9].
  • Gordon Murray's field of work was sports car[10].
  • Gordon Murray's field of work was racing automobile[11].
  • Gordon Murray's field of work was car[12].
  • Gordon Murray's education included a stint at Durban University of Technology[13].
  • Gordon Murray was educated at Miami Carol City Senior High School[14].
  • Gordon Murray received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[15].
  • Gordon Murray's image is recorded as Gordon Murray chats in the paddock behind the pits at the 1996 Le Mans (51816281021).jpg[16].
  • Gordon Murray is recorded as male[17].
  • Gordon Murray's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Gordon Murray's ISNI is recorded as 000000044474057X[19].
  • Gordon Murray's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 314785932[20].
  • Gordon Murray's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2019020265[21].
  • Gordon Murray's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 169353366[22].
  • Gordon Murray's IdRef ID is recorded as 188146156[23].
  • Gordon Murray's Commons category is recorded as Gordon Murray[24].
  • Gordon Murray's residence is recorded as Surrey[25].
  • Gordon Murray's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02ysm7[26].
  • Gordon Murray's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0268079[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Gordon Murray was born in Durban[2]. He was born on +1946-06-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Durban University of Technology[13], a university[28], in South Africa[29], founded in 2002[30] and Miami Carol City Senior High School[14], a high school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1963[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include car designer[4] and automotive engineer[5]. Fields of work include Formula One car[9], a car classification[34]; sports car[10], a car classification[35]; racing automobile[11], a car classification[36]; and car[12].

Recognition

Gordon Murray received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[15].

Why It Matters

Gordon Murray ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (239 views/month, #7,062 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Gordon Murray born?

Gordon Murray was born in Durban[2].

What did Gordon Murray do for work?

Gordon Murray worked as car designer[4] and automotive engineer[5].

Where did Gordon Murray go to school?

Gordon Murray was educated at Durban University of Technology[13] and Miami Carol City Senior High School[14].

What awards did Gordon Murray receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[15].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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