John Heaton

American Skeleton racer (1908-1976)
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John Heaton
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John Heaton

Summary

John Heaton is a human[1]. Born in New Haven[2], he… he was born on +1908-09-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in 8th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He died on +1976-09-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a skeleton racer[6] and bobsledder[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in New Haven[2], John Heaton…
  • John Heaton died in 8th arrondissement of Paris[4].
  • John Heaton died in Paris[9].
  • John Heaton was born on +1908-09-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Heaton was born on +1908-09-08T00:00:00Z[10].
  • John Heaton was born on +1908-09-09T00:00:00Z[11].
  • John Heaton died on +1976-09-10T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Heaton's mother was Florence Caroline Trowbridge[12].
  • John Heaton held citizenship in United States[13].
  • American English was John Heaton's native language[14].
  • John Heaton worked as a skeleton racer[6].
  • John Heaton's professions included bobsledder[7].
  • John Heaton's image is recorded as John Heaton, Olympic Skeleton medalist, 1928 photo by Wide World (cropped).jpg[15].
  • John Heaton is recorded as male[16].
  • John Heaton's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • John Heaton's Commons category is recorded as John Heaton (athlete)[18].
  • John Heaton's sport is recorded as bobsleigh[19].
  • John Heaton's sport is recorded as skeleton[20].
  • John Heaton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02x2bvp[21].
  • John Heaton's family name is recorded as Heaton[22].
  • John Heaton's given name is recorded as John[23].
  • John Heaton's given name is recorded as Rutherford[24].
  • John Heaton's given name is recorded as Jack[25].
  • John Heaton's participant in is recorded as bobsleigh at the 1932 Winter Olympics – two-man[26].
  • John Heaton's participant in is recorded as skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics – men's[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New Haven[2], John Heaton… Recorded date of birth include +1908-09-00T00:00:00Z[3], +1908-09-08T00:00:00Z[10], and +1908-09-09T00:00:00Z[11]. His mother was Florence Caroline Trowbridge[12]. American English was his native language[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include skeleton racer[6] and bobsledder[7].

Death and Burial

John Heaton died on +1976-09-10T00:00:00Z[5]. Recorded place of death include 8th arrondissement of Paris[4], a municipal arrondissement of France[28], in France[29], founded in 1860[30] and Paris[9], a commune of France[31], in France[32], founded in -0300[33].

Why It Matters

John Heaton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was John Heaton born?

John Heaton was born in New Haven[2].

Where did John Heaton die?

John Heaton died in 8th arrondissement of Paris[4].

Who were John Heaton's parents?

John Heaton's mother was Florence Caroline Trowbridge[12].

What did John Heaton do for work?

John Heaton worked as skeleton racer[6] and bobsledder[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Olympedia. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Olympedia. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Roglo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . Olympedia. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . Roglo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Roglo. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Olympedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Olympedia. 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
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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