Les Murray

Australian sports journalist (1945-2017)
Person human Q6529770
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Les Murray

Summary

Les Murray is a human[1]. He was born in Budapest[2]. He was born on November 5, 1945[3]. He died on July 30, 2017[4]. He worked as a sports journalist[5] and sports commentator[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (336 views/month, #7,223 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Les Murray was born in Budapest[2].
  • Les Murray was born on November 5, 1945[3].
  • Les Murray died on July 30, 2017[4].
  • Les Murray held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • Les Murray held citizenship in Hungary[9].
  • Les Murray worked as a sports journalist[5].
  • Les Murray worked as a sports commentator[6].
  • Among Les Murray's employers was Special Broadcasting Service[10].
  • Les Murray was educated at Illawarra Sports High School[11].
  • Les Murray received the Member of the Order of Australia[12].
  • Les Murray was a member of FIFA Ethics Committee[13].
  • Les Murray is recorded as male[14].
  • Les Murray's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Les Murray's sport is recorded as association football[16].
  • Les Murray's family name is recorded as Murray[17].
  • Les Murray's given name is recorded as Les[18].
  • Les Murray's given name is recorded as László[19].
  • Les Murray's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'László Ürge'}[20].
  • Les Murray's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[21].
  • Les Murray's start of work period is recorded as 1971[22].
  • Les Murray's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+56603'}[23].
  • Les Murray's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+54952'}[24].
  • Les Murray's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+53517'}[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: AU[27]

  • Began / founded: 1945-11-05[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2017-07-31[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 809080e2-9ccc-474e-b260-8a02ea8afeef[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Les Murray's place of birth was Budapest[2]. He was born on November 5, 1945[3].

Education

Les Murray was educated at Illawarra Sports High School[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sports journalist[5] and sports commentator[6]. Les Murray was employed by Special Broadcasting Service[10].

Recognition

Les Murray received the Member of the Order of Australia[12].

Death and Burial

Les Murray died on July 30, 2017[4].

Why It Matters

Les Murray ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (336 views/month, #7,223 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Les Murray born?

Born in Budapest[2], Les Murray…

What did Les Murray do for work?

Les Murray worked as sports journalist[5] and sports commentator[6].

Where did Les Murray go to school?

Les Murray was educated at Illawarra Sports High School[11].

What awards did Les Murray receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of Australia[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved . theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 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.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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