Lou Jones

athletics competitor (1932–2006)
Person human Q522789
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Summary

Lou Jones was born on January 15, 1932[1], in New Rochelle[2]. He died on February 3, 2006[3], in The Bronx[4]. He worked as a sprinter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Educated at: Manhattan University[8], New Rochelle High School[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Sport: athletics[11]
  • Family name: Jones[12]
  • Given name: Louis[13]
  • Participant in: 1956 Summer Olympics[14]
  • Country for sport: United States[15]
  • Name in native language: Louis Woodard Jones[16]
  • Height: 183 cm[17]
  • Mass: 76 kg[18]

Why It Matters

Lou Jones has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was Lou Jones born?

Lou Jones was born in New Rochelle[2].

Where did Lou Jones die?

Lou Jones died in The Bronx[4].

What did Lou Jones do for work?

Lou Jones worked as a sprinter[5].

Where did Lou Jones go to school?

Lou Jones was educated at Manhattan University[8] and New Rochelle High School[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . fr.findagrave.com. fr.findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . fr.findagrave.com. fr.findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . fr.findagrave.com. fr.findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'no', 'pl',
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → 1956 Summer Olympics
    Occupation → sprinter
    Educated at → —
    Athletics podium person id → 18554
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Athletics podium person id: 18554, add P13725 (18554) via [[toolforge:trackbot|athpod]]"
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