John Powell

American discus thrower (1947–2022)
Person human Q724185
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John Powell

Summary

John Powell is a human[1]. He was born in San Francisco[2]. He was born on +1947-06-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Las Vegas[4]. He died on +2022-08-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a discus thrower[6] and athletics competitor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • John Powell was born in San Francisco[2].
  • John Powell passed away in Las Vegas[4].
  • John Powell was born on +1947-06-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Powell died on +2022-08-18T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Powell held citizenship in United States[9].
  • John Powell's professions included discus thrower[6].
  • John Powell worked as an athletics competitor[7].
  • John Powell's education included a stint at San Jose State University[10].
  • John Powell's education included a stint at Mira Loma High School[11].
  • John Powell's image is recorded as John Powell discus 1972.jpg[12].
  • John Powell is recorded as male[13].
  • John Powell's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Powell's sport is recorded as athletics[15].
  • John Powell's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h525f[16].
  • John Powell's family name is recorded as Powell[17].
  • John Powell's given name is recorded as John[18].
  • John Powell's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14355425[19].
  • John Powell's participant in is recorded as 1984 Summer Olympics[20].
  • John Powell's participant in is recorded as 1976 Summer Olympics[21].
  • John Powell's participant in is recorded as 1972 Summer Olympics[22].
  • John Powell's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • John Powell's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as po/john-powell-2[24].
  • John Powell's country for sport is recorded as United States[25].
  • John Powell's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Powell'}[26].
  • John Powell's start of work period is recorded as +1968-00-00T00:00:00Z[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Powell's place of birth was San Francisco[2]. He was born on +1947-06-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at San Jose State University[10], a state university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1857[30], headquartered in San Jose[31] and Mira Loma High School[11], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1960[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include discus thrower[6] and athletics competitor[7].

Death and Burial

John Powell died on +2022-08-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Las Vegas[4].

Why It Matters

John Powell ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was John Powell born?

John Powell's place of birth was San Francisco[2].

Where did John Powell die?

John Powell passed away in Las Vegas[4].

What did John Powell do for work?

John Powell worked as discus thrower[6] and athletics competitor[7].

Where did John Powell go to school?

John Powell was educated at San Jose State University[10] and Mira Loma High School[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . tophints.com.ng. Retrieved . tophints.com.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . USA Track & Field athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . olympedia.org. olympedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 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.

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
  7. [34] . 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. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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