Jan Goessens

Belgian racing cyclist
Person human Q2071450
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Summary

Jan Goessens is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ghent[2]. He was born on October 20, 1962[3]. He worked as a sport cyclist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Jan Goessens was born in Ghent[2].
  • Jan Goessens was born on October 20, 1962[3].
  • Jan Goessens held citizenship in Belgium[6].
  • Jan Goessens's professions included sport cyclist[4].
  • Jan Goessens is recorded as male[7].
  • Jan Goessens's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Jan Goessens's sport is recorded as road bicycle racing[9].
  • Jan Goessens's given name is recorded as Jan[10].
  • Jan Goessens's participant in is recorded as Tour de France[11].
  • Jan Goessens's participant in is recorded as 1988 UCI Road World Rankings[12].

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Origins and Family

Jan Goessens's place of birth was Ghent[2]. He was born on October 20, 1962[3].

Career and Affiliations

Jan Goessens's professions included sport cyclist[4].

Why It Matters

Jan Goessens ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

FAQs

Where was Jan Goessens born?

Jan Goessens was born in Ghent[2].

What did Jan Goessens do for work?

Jan Goessens worked as sport cyclist[4].

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · Guillaumrs · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → road bicycle racing
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55339|batch #55339]]: replacement of "cycle sport" with "road bicycle racing""
  2. 29d ago · Guillaumrs · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Ghent
    Member of sports team → Weinmann
    Participant in → Tour de France, 1988 UCI Road World Rankings
    Aliases → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55339|batch #55339]]: replacement of "cycle sport" with "road bicycle racing""
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