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quarterback

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quarterback

Summary

quarterback is an American football position[1]. quarterback ranks in the top 3% of american_football_position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,571 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • quarterback's instance of is recorded as American football position[3].
  • quarterback is part of backfield[4].
  • quarterback's Commons category is recorded as American football quarterbacks[5].
  • quarterback's sport is recorded as American football[6].
  • quarterback's topic's main category is recorded as Category:American football quarterbacks[7].
  • quarterback's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'QB'}[8].

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Definition and Type

quarterback's instance of is recorded as American football position[3].

Use and Application

quarterback is part of backfield[4].

Why It Matters

quarterback ranks in the top 3% of american_football_position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,571 views/month).[2] quarterback has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] quarterback is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Aaron Rodgers Brett Favre Charlie Crist Christopher Meloni Colin Kaepernick Dan Marino Jesse Jackson Johnny Unitas Mark Harmon Patrick Mahomes Peyton Manning Terry Bradshaw Tom Brady

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). quarterback. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/quarterback
MLA “quarterback.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/quarterback.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_quarterback_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{quarterback}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/quarterback}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Sport → American football
    Part of → backfield
    Instance of → American football position
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007551081505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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