Ken Carpenter

athletics competitor (1913–1984)
Person human Q945158
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Ken Carpenter

Summary

Ken Carpenter is a human[1]. His place of birth was Compton[2]. He was born on +1913-04-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Buena Park[4]. He died on +1984-03-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Ken Carpenter's place of birth was Compton[2].
  • Ken Carpenter died in Buena Park[4].
  • Ken Carpenter was born on +1913-04-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ken Carpenter died on +1984-03-15T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Ken Carpenter held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Ken Carpenter worked as an athletics competitor[6].
  • Ken Carpenter's education included a stint at Compton High School[9].
  • Ken Carpenter was educated at University of Southern California[10].
  • Ken Carpenter's image is recorded as Ken Carpenter 1936.jpg[11].
  • Ken Carpenter is recorded as male[12].
  • Ken Carpenter's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ken Carpenter's Commons category is recorded as Ken Carpenter (athlete)[14].
  • Ken Carpenter's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[15].
  • Ken Carpenter's sport is recorded as athletics[16].
  • Ken Carpenter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/065gfc[17].
  • Ken Carpenter's family name is recorded as Carpenter[18].
  • Ken Carpenter's given name is recorded as Ken[19].
  • Ken Carpenter's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14558135[20].
  • Ken Carpenter's participant in is recorded as 1936 Summer Olympics[21].
  • Ken Carpenter's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ca/ken-carpenter-2[22].
  • Ken Carpenter's country for sport is recorded as United States[23].
  • Ken Carpenter's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+178'}[24].
  • Ken Carpenter's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+105'}[25].
  • Ken Carpenter's sports discipline competed in is recorded as discus throw[26].
  • Ken Carpenter's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000036705463060[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Ken Carpenter was born in Compton[2]. He was born on +1913-04-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Compton High School[9], a high school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1896[30] and University of Southern California[10], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1880[33], headquartered in Los Angeles[34].

Career and Affiliations

Ken Carpenter worked as an athletics competitor[6].

Death and Burial

Ken Carpenter died on +1984-03-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Buena Park[4].

Why It Matters

Ken Carpenter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Ken Carpenter born?

Born in Compton[2], Ken Carpenter…

Where did Ken Carpenter die?

Ken Carpenter died in Buena Park[4].

What did Ken Carpenter do for work?

Ken Carpenter worked as athletics competitor[6].

Where did Ken Carpenter go to school?

Ken Carpenter was educated at Compton High School[9] and University of Southern California[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ken-carpenter_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ken Carpenter}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ken-carpenter}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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