Mel Sheppard

American athlete (1883–1942)
Person human Q355296
Mel Sheppard
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Mel Sheppard

Summary

Mel Sheppard is a human[1]. His place of birth was Deptford Township[2]. He was born on +1883-09-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Queens[4]. He died on +1942-01-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a middle-distance runner[6], athletics competitor[7], and lawyer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Mel Sheppard was born in Deptford Township[2].
  • Mel Sheppard died in Queens[4].
  • Mel Sheppard was born on +1883-09-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Mel Sheppard died on +1942-01-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Mel Sheppard is buried at New Jersey[10].
  • Mel Sheppard held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Mel Sheppard's professions included middle-distance runner[6].
  • Mel Sheppard's professions included athletics competitor[7].
  • Mel Sheppard's professions included lawyer[8].
  • Mel Sheppard's image is recorded as Shepard 2163716796 8037c683fd o.jpg[12].
  • Mel Sheppard is recorded as male[13].
  • Mel Sheppard's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Mel Sheppard's Commons category is recorded as Mel Sheppard[15].
  • Mel Sheppard's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 28899427[16].
  • Mel Sheppard's sport is recorded as athletics[17].
  • Mel Sheppard's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/039s2v[18].
  • Mel Sheppard's family name is recorded as Sheppard[19].
  • Mel Sheppard's given name is recorded as Q4563684[20].
  • Mel Sheppard's record held is recorded as Men's 4 x 400 metres relay world record progression[21].
  • Mel Sheppard's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14860337[22].
  • Mel Sheppard's participant in is recorded as athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 400 metres relay[23].
  • Mel Sheppard's participant in is recorded as athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – men's 800 metres[24].
  • Mel Sheppard's participant in is recorded as athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – men's 1500 metres[25].
  • Mel Sheppard's participant in is recorded as athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – men's 800 metres[26].
  • Mel Sheppard's participant in is recorded as athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – men's medley relay[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Mel Sheppard was born in Deptford Township[2]. He was born on +1883-09-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include middle-distance runner[6], athletics competitor[7], and lawyer[8].

Death and Burial

Mel Sheppard died on +1942-01-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Queens[4]. He is buried at New Jersey[10].

Why It Matters

Mel Sheppard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Mel Sheppard born?

Mel Sheppard's place of birth was Deptford Township[2].

Where did Mel Sheppard die?

Mel Sheppard died in Queens[4].

What did Mel Sheppard do for work?

Mel Sheppard worked as middle-distance runner[6], athletics competitor[7], and lawyer[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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