Ken Read

Canadian alpine skier
Person human Q1347506
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Ken Read

Summary

Ken Read is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ann Arbor[2]. He was born on +1955-11-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an alpine skier[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Ken Read's place of birth was Ann Arbor[2].
  • Ken Read was born on +1955-11-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • A child of Ken Read was Erik Read[6].
  • A child of Ken Read was Jeff Read[7].
  • Ken Read held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • Ken Read's professions included alpine skier[4].
  • Ken Read was educated at Queen Elizabeth High School[9].
  • Ken Read received the Member of the Order of Canada[10].
  • Ken Read's image is recorded as Ken Read Alpine Skier 001.jpg[11].
  • Ken Read is recorded as male[12].
  • Ken Read's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ken Read's Commons category is recorded as Ken Read[14].
  • Ken Read's sport is recorded as alpine skiing[15].
  • Ken Read's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04s1zb[16].
  • Ken Read's family name is recorded as Read[17].
  • Ken Read's given name is recorded as Ken[18].
  • Ken Read's Munzinger Sport number is recorded as 01000050222[19].
  • Ken Read's participant in is recorded as 1976 Winter Olympics[20].
  • Ken Read's participant in is recorded as 1980 Winter Olympics[21].
  • Ken Read's number of wins is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[22].
  • Ken Read's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as re/ken-read-1[23].
  • Ken Read's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kenneth John Read'}[24].
  • Ken Read's different from is recorded as Ken Read[25].
  • Ken Read's FIS alpine skier ID is recorded as 50095[26].
  • Ken Read's Olympic.org athlete ID is recorded as ken-read[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Ken Read's place of birth was Ann Arbor[2]. He was born on +1955-11-06T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Ken Read's education included a stint at Queen Elizabeth High School[9].

Career and Affiliations

Ken Read's professions included alpine skier[4].

Recognition

Ken Read received the Member of the Order of Canada[10].

Personal Life

Children include Erik Read[6], an alpine skier[28], b. 1991[29], of Canada[30] and Jeff Read[7], an alpine skier[31], b. 1997[32], of Canada[33].

Why It Matters

Ken Read ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Ken Read born?

Ken Read's place of birth was Ann Arbor[2].

What did Ken Read do for work?

Ken Read worked as alpine skier[4].

Where did Ken Read go to school?

Ken Read was educated at Queen Elizabeth High School[9].

What awards did Ken Read receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of Canada[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. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . International Ski and Snowboard Federation database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Ski-DB.com. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Ken Read. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ken-read
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ken-read_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ken Read}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ken-read}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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