Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)
Person human Q483417
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Rio Ferdinand

Summary

Rio Ferdinand is a human[1]. His place of birth was Camberwell[2]. He was born on +1978-11-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an association football player[4], autobiographer[5], and film producer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.46% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,399 views/month, #4,619 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Rio Ferdinand's place of birth was Camberwell[2].
  • Rio Ferdinand was born on +1978-11-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Rio Ferdinand held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • English was Rio Ferdinand's native language[9].
  • Rio Ferdinand worked as an association football player[4].
  • Rio Ferdinand worked as an autobiographer[5].
  • Rio Ferdinand worked as a film producer[6].
  • Rio Ferdinand was educated at Blackheath Bluecoat Church of England School[10].
  • Rio Ferdinand received the English Football Hall of Fame[11].
  • Rio Ferdinand received the Premier League Hall of Fame[12].
  • Rio Ferdinand's image is recorded as Web Summit 2015 - Dublin, Ireland - 22183056474 (cropped).jpg[13].
  • Rio Ferdinand is recorded as male[14].
  • Rio Ferdinand's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Rio Ferdinand's league or competition is recorded as Premier League[16].
  • Rio Ferdinand's ISNI is recorded as 0000000067813509[17].
  • Rio Ferdinand's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 70898836[18].
  • Rio Ferdinand's GND ID is recorded as 173897851[19].
  • Rio Ferdinand's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2002077970[20].
  • Rio Ferdinand's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1214457[21].
  • Rio Ferdinand's Commons category is recorded as Rio Ferdinand[22].
  • Rio Ferdinand's position played on team / speciality is recorded as centre-back[23].
  • Rio Ferdinand's position played on team / speciality is recorded as full-back[24].
  • Rio Ferdinand's sport is recorded as association football[25].
  • Rio Ferdinand's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/018f19[26].
  • Rio Ferdinand's family name is recorded as Ferdinand[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Camberwell[2], Rio Ferdinand… he was born on +1978-11-07T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[9].

Education

Rio Ferdinand was educated at Blackheath Bluecoat Church of England School[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include association football player[4], autobiographer[5], and film producer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include English Football Hall of Fame[11], an association football hall of fame[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 2002[30] and Premier League Hall of Fame[12], a hall of fame[31], in United Kingdom[32].

Why It Matters

Rio Ferdinand ranks in the top 0.46% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,399 views/month, #4,619 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Rio Ferdinand born?

Rio Ferdinand was born in Camberwell[2].

What did Rio Ferdinand do for work?

Rio Ferdinand worked as association football player[4], autobiographer[5], and film producer[6].

Where did Rio Ferdinand go to school?

Rio Ferdinand was educated at Blackheath Bluecoat Church of England School[10].

What awards did Rio Ferdinand receive?

Honors received include English Football Hall of Fame[11] and Premier League Hall of Fame[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . sporting-heroes.net. sporting-heroes.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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