Ross Wales

American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist
Person human Q3442794
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Ross Wales

Summary

Ross Wales is a human[1]. Born in Youngstown[2], he… he was born on +1947-10-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a swimmer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Ross Wales was born in Youngstown[2].
  • Ross Wales was born on +1947-10-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • A child of Ross Wales was Dod Wales[6].
  • Ross Wales held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Ross Wales's professions included swimmer[4].
  • Ross Wales was educated at Princeton University[8].
  • Ross Wales was educated at University of Virginia School of Law[9].
  • Ross Wales is recorded as male[10].
  • Ross Wales's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Ross Wales's member of sports team is recorded as Princeton Tigers[12].
  • Ross Wales's sport is recorded as competitive swimming[13].
  • Ross Wales's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09gj909[14].
  • Ross Wales's family name is recorded as Wales[15].
  • Ross Wales's given name is recorded as Ross[16].
  • Ross Wales's participant in is recorded as 1968 Summer Olympics[17].
  • Ross Wales's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre butterfly[18].
  • Ross Wales's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as wa/ross-wales-1[19].
  • Ross Wales's country for sport is recorded as United States[20].
  • Ross Wales's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+178'}[21].
  • Ross Wales's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+75'}[22].
  • Ross Wales's Olympic.org athlete ID is recorded as ross-wales[23].
  • Ross Wales's World Aquatics athlete ID is recorded as 1154438[24].
  • Ross Wales's International Swimming Hall of Fame honoree ID is recorded as honoree-ross-wales[25].
  • Ross Wales's Olympics.com athlete ID is recorded as ross-elliott-wales[26].
  • Ross Wales's Olympedia people ID is recorded as 51605[27].

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Origins and Family

Ross Wales was born in Youngstown[2]. He was born on +1947-10-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Princeton University[8], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1746[30], headquartered in Princeton[31] and University of Virginia School of Law[9], a law school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1819[34].

Career and Affiliations

Ross Wales worked as a swimmer[4].

Personal Life

A child of Ross Wales was Dod Wales[6].

Why It Matters

Ross Wales ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Ross Wales born?

Ross Wales's place of birth was Youngstown[2].

What did Ross Wales do for work?

Ross Wales worked as swimmer[4].

Where did Ross Wales go to school?

Ross Wales was educated at Princeton University[8] and University of Virginia School of Law[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . stanforddaily.com. stanforddaily.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Olympedia. 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.

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
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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