Herb McKenley

Jamaican Sprinter (1922–2007)
Person human Q158734
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Herb McKenley was born on July 10, 1922, in Clarendon Parish and held citizenship in Jamaica. He died on November 26, 2007, in Kingston[1][2]. During his lifetime, he received the Order of Merit and the Silver Olympic Order[3]. Following his death, he was buried at National Heroes Park[2].

Herb McKenley

Summary

Herb McKenley is a human[1]. He was born in Clarendon Parish[2]. He was born on +1922-07-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Kingston[4]. He died on +2007-11-26T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a sprinter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Herb McKenley was born in Clarendon Parish[2].
  • Herb McKenley died in Kingston[4].
  • Herb McKenley was born on +1922-07-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Herb McKenley died on +2007-11-26T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at National Heroes Park[8].
  • Herb McKenley held citizenship in Jamaica[9].
  • Herb McKenley's professions included sprinter[6].
  • Herb McKenley was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[10].
  • Herb McKenley received the Order of Merit[11].
  • Herb McKenley received the Silver Olympic Order[12].
  • Herb McKenley's image is recorded as Herb McKenley 1948.jpg[13].
  • Herb McKenley is recorded as male[14].
  • Herb McKenley's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Herb McKenley's Commons category is recorded as Herb McKenley[16].
  • Herb McKenley's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 23147574[17].
  • Herb McKenley's sport is recorded as athletics[18].
  • Herb McKenley's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05mk11[19].
  • Herb McKenley's family name is recorded as McKenley[20].
  • Herb McKenley's given name is recorded as Herb[21].
  • Herb McKenley's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14344071[22].
  • Herb McKenley's Munzinger Sport number is recorded as 01000007354[23].
  • Herb McKenley's participant in is recorded as 1952 Summer Olympics[24].
  • Herb McKenley's participant in is recorded as 1948 Summer Olympics[25].
  • Herb McKenley's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as mc/herb-mckenley-1[26].
  • Herb McKenley's country for sport is recorded as Jamaica[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Herb McKenley was born in Clarendon Parish[2]. He was born on +1922-07-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Herb McKenley's education included a stint at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[10].

Career and Affiliations

Herb McKenley's professions included sprinter[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Merit[11], an order of merit[28], in Jamaica[29], founded in 1969[30] and Silver Olympic Order[12], a grade of an order[31].

Death and Burial

Herb McKenley died on +2007-11-26T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Kingston[4]. He is buried at National Heroes Park[8].

Why It Matters

Herb McKenley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Herb McKenley born?

Herb McKenley's place of birth was Clarendon Parish[2].

Where did Herb McKenley die?

Herb McKenley passed away in Kingston[4].

What did Herb McKenley do for work?

Herb McKenley worked as sprinter[6].

Where did Herb McKenley go to school?

Herb McKenley was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[10].

What awards did Herb McKenley receive?

Honors received include Order of Merit[11] and Silver Olympic Order[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [8] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . radiojamaica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . World Athletics 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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