Hans Niemann

American chess grandmaster
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Hans Niemann

Summary

Hans Niemann is a human[1]. His place of birth was San Francisco[2]. He was born on +2003-06-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a chess player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.25% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,176 views/month, #2,534 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Hans Niemann's place of birth was San Francisco[2].
  • Hans Niemann was born on +2003-06-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Hans Niemann held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Hans Niemann's professions included chess player[4].
  • Hans Niemann was educated at Weston High School[7].
  • Hans Niemann's education included a stint at Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School[8].
  • Hans Niemann's image is recorded as Hans Niemann in 2024 (cropped).jpg[9].
  • Hans Niemann's image is recorded as Hans Niemann Tata-crop.jpg[10].
  • Hans Niemann is recorded as male[11].
  • Hans Niemann's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Hans Niemann's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 43166597275517592477[13].
  • Hans Niemann's GND ID is recorded as 1325553115[14].
  • Hans Niemann's Commons category is recorded as Hans Niemann[15].
  • Hans Niemann's sport is recorded as chess[16].
  • Hans Niemann's given name is recorded as Hans[17].
  • Hans Niemann's official website is recorded as https://gmhans.com/[18].
  • Hans Niemann's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+1982'}[19].
  • Hans Niemann's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+1982'}[20].
  • Hans Niemann's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+1973'}[21].
  • Hans Niemann's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+1987'}[22].
  • Hans Niemann's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+1987'}[23].
  • Hans Niemann's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+1991'}[24].
  • Hans Niemann's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+1991'}[25].
  • Hans Niemann's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+1995'}[26].
  • Hans Niemann's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+1985'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Hans Niemann's place of birth was San Francisco[2]. He was born on +2003-06-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Weston High School[7], a high school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1968[30] and Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School[8], a university-preparatory school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1764[33].

Career and Affiliations

Hans Niemann's professions included chess player[4].

Why It Matters

Hans Niemann ranks in the top 0.25% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,176 views/month, #2,534 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Hans Niemann born?

Born in San Francisco[2], Hans Niemann…

What did Hans Niemann do for work?

Hans Niemann worked as chess player[4].

Where did Hans Niemann go to school?

Hans Niemann was educated at Weston High School[7] and Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . ratings.fide.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . ratings.fide.com. ratings.fide.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . FIDE Standard Ratings as of 30 November 2013. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . FIDE Standard Ratings as of 31 December 2013. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . FIDE Standard Ratings as of 31 January 2014. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . FIDE Standard Ratings as of 28 February 2014. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . FIDE Standard Ratings as of 31 March 2014. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . FIDE Standard Ratings as of 30 April 2014. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . FIDE Standard Ratings as of 31 May 2014. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . FIDE Standard Ratings as of 30 June 2014. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . FIDE Standard Ratings as of 31 July 2014. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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