Mark Rypien

Canadian-born American football player (born 1962)
Person human Q353917
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Mark Rypien

Summary

Mark Rypien is a human[1]. His place of birth was Calgary[2]. He was born on +1962-10-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an American football player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (333 views/month, #6,968 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Mark Rypien's place of birth was Calgary[2].
  • Mark Rypien was born on +1962-10-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Mark Rypien held citizenship in Canada[6].
  • Mark Rypien's professions included American football player[4].
  • Mark Rypien's education included a stint at Washington State University[7].
  • Mark Rypien was educated at Shadle Park High School[8].
  • Mark Rypien's image is recorded as Mark Rypien 2017.jpg[9].
  • Mark Rypien is recorded as male[10].
  • Mark Rypien's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Mark Rypien's member of sports team is recorded as Washington State Cougars football[12].
  • Mark Rypien's Commons category is recorded as Mark Rypien[13].
  • Mark Rypien's position played on team / speciality is recorded as quarterback[14].
  • Mark Rypien's sport is recorded as American football[15].
  • Mark Rypien's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/037x0m[16].
  • Mark Rypien's family name is recorded as Rypien[17].
  • Mark Rypien's given name is recorded as Mark[18].
  • Mark Rypien's start of work period is recorded as +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Mark Rypien's end of work period is recorded as +2001-00-00T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Mark Rypien's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+193'}[21].
  • Mark Rypien's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q100995', 'amount': '+225'}[22].
  • Mark Rypien's Prabook ID is recorded as 1715016[23].
  • Mark Rypien's databaseFootball.com player ID is recorded as RYPIEMAR01[24].
  • Mark Rypien's Pro Football Reference player ID is recorded as R/RypiMa00[25].
  • Mark Rypien's ESPN.com NFL player ID is recorded as 30[26].
  • Mark Rypien's Trading Card Database name ID is recorded as 12523[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Calgary[2], Mark Rypien… he was born on +1962-10-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Washington State University[7], a public university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1959[30] and Shadle Park High School[8], a high school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1957[33].

Career and Affiliations

Mark Rypien worked as an American football player[4].

Why It Matters

Mark Rypien ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (333 views/month, #6,968 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Mark Rypien born?

Mark Rypien was born in Calgary[2].

What did Mark Rypien do for work?

Mark Rypien worked as American football player[4].

Where did Mark Rypien go to school?

Mark Rypien was educated at Washington State University[7] and Shadle Park High School[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . databaseFootball.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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