Paul Smith

fashion designer from England (born 1946)
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Paul Smith

Summary

Paul Smith is a human[1]. He was born in Nottingham[2]. He was born on July 5, 1946[3]. He worked as a fashion designer[4] and dressmaker[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (970 views/month, #6,988 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Paul Smith's place of birth was Nottingham[2].
  • Paul Smith was born on July 5, 1946[3].
  • Paul Smith held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Paul Smith's professions included fashion designer[4].
  • Paul Smith worked as a dressmaker[5].
  • Paul Smith received the Officer of the Legion of Honour[8].
  • Paul Smith received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[9].
  • Paul Smith received the Knight Bachelor[10].
  • Paul Smith received the Royal Designer for Industry[11].
  • Paul Smith is recorded as male[12].
  • Paul Smith's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Paul Smith's noble title is recorded as Knight Bachelor[14].
  • Paul Smith's Commons category is recorded as Paul Smith[15].
  • Paul Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[16].
  • Paul Smith's given name is recorded as Paul[17].
  • Paul Smith's official website is recorded as http://www.paulsmith.co.uk/[18].
  • Paul Smith's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Paul Smith's start of work period is recorded as January 1, 1970[20].
  • Paul Smith's end of work period is recorded as January 1, 2012[21].
  • Paul Smith's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NADD Wikidata project[22].
  • Paul Smith's has works in the collection is recorded as Centraal Museum[23].
  • Paul Smith's has works in the collection is recorded as Kunstmuseum Den Haag[24].
  • Paul Smith's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[25].
  • Paul Smith's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+152016'}[26].
  • Paul Smith's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9320'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1946-07-05[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 77adf4f4-0efd-4c54-a642-7230f2ed7174[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Paul Smith was born in Nottingham[2]. He was born on July 5, 1946[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include fashion designer[4] and dressmaker[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Legion of Honour[8], a grade of an order[32], in France[33]; Commander of the Order of the British Empire[9], a grade of an order[34], in United Kingdom[35]; Knight Bachelor[10], a title of honor[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1300[38]; and Royal Designer for Industry[11], an award[39].

Why It Matters

Paul Smith ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (970 views/month, #6,988 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Paul Smith born?

Born in Nottingham[2], Paul Smith…

What did Paul Smith do for work?

Paul Smith worked as fashion designer[4] and dressmaker[5].

What awards did Paul Smith receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Legion of Honour[8], Commander of the Order of the British Empire[9], Knight Bachelor[10], and Royal Designer for Industry[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Who's Who in Fashion. wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . The London Gazette 55879. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . thersa.org. Retrieved . thersa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . centraalmuseum.nl. Retrieved . centraalmuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . centraalmuseum.nl. Retrieved . centraalmuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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