Ken Patera

American professional wrestler and weightlifter
Person human Q711543
Ken Patera
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Ken Patera

Summary

Ken Patera is a human[1]. He was born in Portland[2]. He was born on +1942-11-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a weightlifter[4], strongman[5], and athletics competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (754 views/month, #6,713 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Ken Patera's place of birth was Portland[2].
  • Ken Patera was born on +1942-11-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ken Patera held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Ken Patera's professions included weightlifter[4].
  • Ken Patera worked as a strongman[5].
  • Ken Patera worked as an athletics competitor[6].
  • Ken Patera was educated at Brigham Young University[9].
  • Ken Patera's education included a stint at Cleveland High School[10].
  • Ken Patera's image is recorded as Ken Patera 1972.jpg[11].
  • Ken Patera is recorded as male[12].
  • Ken Patera's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ken Patera's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1054047[14].
  • Ken Patera's Commons category is recorded as Ken Patera[15].
  • Ken Patera's sport is recorded as weightlifting[16].
  • Ken Patera's sport is recorded as professional wrestling[17].
  • Ken Patera's sport is recorded as athletics[18].
  • Ken Patera's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05nq7b[19].
  • Ken Patera's family name is recorded as Patera[20].
  • Ken Patera's given name is recorded as Ken[21].
  • Ken Patera's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14346663[22].
  • Ken Patera's participant in is recorded as 1972 Summer Olympics[23].
  • Ken Patera's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as pa/ken-patera-1[24].
  • Ken Patera's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Olympic Strongman'}[25].
  • Ken Patera's country for sport is recorded as United States[26].
  • Ken Patera's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kenneth Wayne Patera'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Ken Patera was born in Portland[2]. He was born on +1942-11-06T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Brigham Young University[9], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1875[30], headquartered in Provo[31] and Cleveland High School[10], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1929[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include weightlifter[4], strongman[5], and athletics competitor[6].

Why It Matters

Ken Patera ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (754 views/month, #6,713 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Ken Patera born?

Born in Portland[2], Ken Patera…

What did Ken Patera do for work?

Ken Patera worked as weightlifter[4], strongman[5], and athletics competitor[6].

Where did Ken Patera go to school?

Ken Patera was educated at Brigham Young University[9] and Cleveland High School[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Olympedia. 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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