Jan de Vries

Dutch sprinter (1896-1939)
Person human Q1682410
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Summary

Jan de Vries was born on March 2, 1896[1], in Zwolle[2]. He died on April 19, 1939[3], in The Hague[4]. He worked as an association football player[5] and athletics competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Member of sports team: PEC Zwolle[10]
  • Position played on team / speciality: midfielder[11]
  • Sport: athletics[12], association football[13]
  • Family name: De Vries[14]
  • Given name: Jan[15]
  • Participant in: 1924 Summer Olympics[16]
  • Country for sport: Netherlands[17]
  • Different from: Jan de Vries[18]
  • Sports discipline competed in: sprinting[19]

Why It Matters

Jan de Vries has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Jan de Vries born?

Jan de Vries's place of birth was Zwolle[2].

Where did Jan de Vries die?

Jan de Vries passed away in The Hague[4].

What did Jan de Vries do for work?

Jan de Vries worked as an association football player[5] and athletics competitor[6].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → association football player, athletics competitor
    Participant in → 1924 Summer Olympics
    Athletics podium person id → 18259
    Instance of → —
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Athletics podium person id: 18259, add P13725 (18259) via [[toolforge:trackbot|athpod]]"
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