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Lionel Rose

Australian boxer (1948–2011)
Person Human Q1377504

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
June 21, 1948
Date of death
May 8, 2011
Place of birth
Warragul
Place of death
Warragul
Country of citizenship
Australia[7]
Occupation
boxer, singer
Award received
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Australian of the Year, WBC World Bantamweight Champion, WBA World Bantamweight Champion, The Ring World Bantamweight Champion[8][9][10][11][12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Country for sport
Australia[18]
Family name
Rose[15]
Given name
Lionel[16]
Height
166[19]
Sport
boxing[14]
Sports discipline competed in
bantamweight[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lionel Edmund Rose en Lionel Rose ar ليونيل روز de Lionel Edmund Rose es Lionel Edmund Rose fa لیونل رز he ליונל רוז ja ライオネル・ローズ ko 라이어널 로즈 ko 라이어널 에드먼드 로즈 pl Lionel Edward Rose
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000065645599
VIAF cluster ID
92485520
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Warragul Lionel Rose Statue 001.JPG ↗
BoxRec boxer ID
11513
Discogs artist ID
1791303
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Lionel-Rose
Find a Grave memorial ID
69488429
Freebase ID
/m/03xnccc
GTAA ID
147999
Google Doodle
celebrating-lionel-rose
Indigenous Australia ID
rose-lionel-edmund-17824
Libraries Australia ID
35461761
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MusicBrainz artist ID
9e5be5cc-9b32-4d8e-8dfe-aaed2bac45b2
NLA Trove people ID
521843
People Australia ID
17824
Prabook ID
724795
Sinemalar person ID
182849
Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductee ID
lionel-rose
WikiTree person ID
Rose-10694

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🔗 Connections
Award received 2
Australian of the Year, Member of the Order of the British Empire
Occupation 2
singer, boxer
Country for sport 1
Australia
Country of citizenship 1
Australia
Family name 1
Rose
Given name 1
Lionel
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Warragul
Place of death 1
Warragul
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
boxing
Sports discipline competed in 1
bantamweight
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Summary

Lionel Rose's place of birth was Warragul[1]. He was born on June 21, 1948[2]. He died in Warragul[3]. He died on May 8, 2011[4]. He worked as a boxer[5] and singer[6].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[8], an award[21], in United Kingdom[22]; Australian of the Year[9], an award[23], in Australia[24], founded in 1960[25]; WBC World Bantamweight Champion[10]; WBA World Bantamweight Champion[11]; and The Ring World Bantamweight Champion[12].

FAQs

Where was Lionel Rose born?

Born in Warragul[1].

Where did Lionel Rose die?

Lionel Rose died in Warragul[3].

What did Lionel Rose do for work?

Lionel Rose worked as boxer[5] and singer[6].

What awards did Lionel Rose receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[8], Australian of the Year[9], WBC World Bantamweight Champion[10], and WBA World Bantamweight Champion[11].

Related Entities

Australia

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 10w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Lionel
    Sinemalar person ID → 182849
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → boxer, singer
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 182849, batch #270606"
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