# Louis Zamperini

> Italian-American middle distance runner and World War II veteran

**Wikidata**: [Q11762840](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11762840)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Zamperini)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/louis-zamperini


## References

1. Integrated Authority File
2. BnF authorities
3. Virtual International Authority File
4. Find a Grave
5. TracesOfWar
6. World Athletics database
7. [Source](https://ktla.com/news/local-news/louis-zamperini-war-hero-chosen-as-2015-rose-parade-grand-marshal-dies-at-97/)
8. [Source](https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-louis-zamperini-20140704-story.html#page=1)
9. CONOR.SI
10. BBC Things