James Duncan

American discus thrower (1887–1955)
Person human Q420243
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James Duncan

Summary

James Duncan is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1887-09-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1955-01-21T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a discus thrower[5] and athletics competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in New York City[2], James Duncan…
  • James Duncan was born on +1887-09-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Duncan died on +1955-01-21T00:00:00Z[4].
  • James Duncan held citizenship in United States[8].
  • James Duncan's professions included discus thrower[5].
  • James Duncan worked as an athletics competitor[6].
  • James Duncan's image is recorded as Adams 2535981323 3f5a3b1c7f o.jpg[9].
  • James Duncan is recorded as male[10].
  • James Duncan's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • James Duncan's Commons category is recorded as James Duncan (athlete)[12].
  • James Duncan's participated in conflict is recorded as World War I[13].
  • James Duncan's sport is recorded as athletics[14].
  • James Duncan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ksh7x[15].
  • James Duncan's family name is recorded as Duncan[16].
  • James Duncan's given name is recorded as James[17].
  • James Duncan's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14862829[18].
  • James Duncan's participant in is recorded as 1912 Summer Olympics[19].
  • James Duncan's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as du/jim-duncan-1[20].
  • James Duncan's country for sport is recorded as United States[21].
  • James Duncan's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+178'}[22].
  • James Duncan's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+86'}[23].
  • James Duncan's sports discipline competed in is recorded as discus throw[24].
  • James Duncan's Prabook ID is recorded as 2187911[25].
  • James Duncan's databaseOlympics.com athlete ID is recorded as DUNCAJAM01[26].
  • James Duncan's Tilastopaja male athlete ID is recorded as 114617[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New York City[2], James Duncan… he was born on +1887-09-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include discus thrower[5] and athletics competitor[6].

Death and Burial

James Duncan died on +1955-01-21T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

James Duncan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was James Duncan born?

Born in New York City[2], James Duncan…

What did James Duncan do for work?

James Duncan worked as discus thrower[5] and athletics competitor[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . recordi.info-mix.info. recordi.info-mix.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  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.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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