John Howard

Canadian track and field athlete (1888-1937)
Person human Q6240026
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John Howard

Summary

John Howard is a human[1]. His place of birth was Winnipeg[2]. He was born on October 6, 1888[3]. He died on January 10, 1937[4]. He worked as an athletics competitor[5] and baseball player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Howard was born in Winnipeg[2].
  • John Howard was born on October 6, 1888[3].
  • John Howard died on January 10, 1937[4].
  • John Howard held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • John Howard worked as an athletics competitor[5].
  • John Howard worked as a baseball player[6].
  • John Howard is recorded as male[9].
  • John Howard's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • John Howard was part of the conflict World War I[11].
  • John Howard's sport is recorded as athletics[12].
  • John Howard's family name is recorded as Howard[13].
  • John Howard's given name is recorded as John[14].
  • John Howard's described by source is recorded as Sports-Reference.com[15].
  • John Howard's participant in is recorded as 1912 Summer Olympics[16].
  • John Howard's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Army'}[17].
  • John Howard's country for sport is recorded as Canada[18].
  • John Howard's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+189'}[19].

Body

Origins and Family

John Howard's place of birth was Winnipeg[2]. He was born on October 6, 1888[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include athletics competitor[5] and baseball player[6].

Death and Burial

John Howard died on January 10, 1937[4].

Why It Matters

John Howard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was John Howard born?

John Howard's place of birth was Winnipeg[2].

What did John Howard do for work?

John Howard worked as athletics competitor[5] and baseball player[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . Sports-Reference.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Sports-Reference.com. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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. 29d ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in 1912 Summer Olympics
    Occupation athletics competitor, baseball player
    Given name John
    Instance of human
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