Percy Williams

Summary

Percy Williams is a human^[1]. He was born in Vancouver^[2]. He was born on May 19, 1908^[3]. He died in Vancouver^[4]. He died on November 29, 1982^[5]. He worked as an insurance broker^[6], sprinter^[7], and aircraft pilot^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Percy Williams was born in Vancouver^[2].
• Percy Williams passed away in Vancouver^[4].
• Percy Williams was born on May 19, 1908^[3].
• Percy Williams died on November 29, 1982^[5].
• Percy Williams held citizenship in Canada^[10].
• Percy Williams worked as an insurance broker^[6].
• Percy Williams worked as a sprinter^[7].
• Percy Williams's professions included aircraft pilot^[8].
• Percy Williams received the Officer of the Order of Canada^[11].
• Percy Williams received the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame^[12].
• Percy Williams is recorded as male^[13].
• Percy Williams's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Percy Williams's Commons category is recorded as Percy Williams^[15].
• The cause of death was gunshot wound^[16].
• Percy Williams's sport is recorded as athletics^[17].
• Percy Williams's family name is recorded as Williams^[18].
• Percy Williams's given name is recorded as Percy^[19].
• Percy Williams's manner of death is recorded as suicide^[20].
• Percy Williams's participant in is recorded as 1932 Summer Olympics^[21].
• Percy Williams's participant in is recorded as 1928 Summer Olympics^[22].
• Percy Williams's country for sport is recorded as Canada^[23].
• Percy Williams's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Percy Alfred Williams'}^[24].
• Percy Williams's start of work period is recorded as 1928^[25].
• Percy Williams's end of work period is recorded as 1932^[26].
• Percy Williams's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+170'}^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Vancouver^[2], Percy Williams… he was born on May 19, 1908^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include insurance broker^[6], sprinter^[7], and aircraft pilot^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of Canada^[11], a grade of an order^[28], in Canada^[29], founded in 1967^[30] and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame^[12], a sports hall of fame^[31], in Canada^[32], founded in 1955^[33].

Death and Burial

Percy Williams died on November 29, 1982^[5]. He died in Vancouver^[4]. The cause of death was gunshot wound^[16].

Why It Matters

Percy Williams ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

FAQs

Where was Percy Williams born?

Percy Williams was born in Vancouver^[2].

Where did Percy Williams die?

Percy Williams passed away in Vancouver^[4].

What did Percy Williams do for work?

Percy Williams worked as insurance broker^[6], sprinter^[7], and aircraft pilot^[8].

What awards did Percy Williams receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Canada^[11] and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame^[12].