John Benson

Scottish football player and manager (1942-2010)
Person human Q504072
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John Benson

Summary

John Benson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Arbroath[2]. He was born on +1942-12-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Macclesfield[4]. He died on +2010-10-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an association football player[6] and association football coach[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Arbroath[2], John Benson…
  • John Benson died in Macclesfield[4].
  • John Benson was born on +1942-12-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Benson died on +2010-10-30T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Benson held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • John Benson worked as an association football player[6].
  • John Benson's professions included association football coach[7].
  • John Benson is recorded as male[10].
  • John Benson's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John Benson's member of sports team is recorded as AFC Bournemouth[12].
  • John Benson's member of sports team is recorded as Torquay United F.C.[13].
  • John Benson's member of sports team is recorded as Manchester City F.C.[14].
  • John Benson's member of sports team is recorded as Norwich City F.C.[15].
  • John Benson's member of sports team is recorded as Exeter City F.C.[16].
  • John Benson's member of sports team is recorded as AFC Bournemouth[17].
  • John Benson's position played on team / speciality is recorded as full-back[18].
  • John Benson's sport is recorded as association football[19].
  • John Benson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09q7_s[20].
  • John Benson's family name is recorded as Benson[21].
  • John Benson's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Benson's given name is recorded as Harvey[23].
  • John Benson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • John Benson's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Harvey Benson'}[25].
  • John Benson's Transfermarkt player ID is recorded as 176778[26].
  • John Benson's Transfermarkt manager ID is recorded as 6237[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Arbroath[2], John Benson… he was born on +1942-12-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include association football player[6] and association football coach[7].

Death and Burial

John Benson died on +2010-10-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Macclesfield[4].

Why It Matters

John Benson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was John Benson born?

John Benson's place of birth was Arbroath[2].

Where did John Benson die?

John Benson passed away in Macclesfield[4].

What did John Benson do for work?

John Benson worked as association football player[6] and association football coach[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . wigan.vitalfootball.co.uk. wigan.vitalfootball.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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