Lowell North

American sailor (1929-2019)
Person human Q1872581
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Summary

Lowell North was born on December 2, 1929[1], in Springfield[2]. He died on June 2, 2019[3], in Point Loma[4]. He worked as a skipper[5], engineer[6], businessperson[7], and sailor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (181 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Educated at: University of California, Berkeley[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Sport: sailing[13]
  • Family name: North[14]
  • Given name: Lowell[15]
  • Described by source: Lowell North, World Champion Sailor and Innovative Sailmaker, Dies at 89[16]
  • Participant in: 1968 Summer Olympics[17]
  • Height: 183 cm[18]
  • Mass: 82 kg[19]

Why It Matters

Lowell North has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Lowell North born?

Lowell North was born in Springfield[2].

Where did Lowell North die?

Lowell North died in Point Loma[4].

What did Lowell North do for work?

Lowell North worked as a skipper[5], engineer[6], businessperson[7], and sailor[8].

Where did Lowell North go to school?

Lowell North was educated at University of California, Berkeley[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [3] ↑ . hajozas.hu. hajozas.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Springfield
    Educated at → University of California, Berkeley
    Family name → North
    Given name → Lowell
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
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