Sam Thompson

American baseball player (1860–1922)
Person human Q339668
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Sam Thompson

Summary

Sam Thompson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Danville[2]. He was born on +1860-03-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Detroit[4]. He died on +1922-11-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a baseball player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Sam Thompson's place of birth was Danville[2].
  • Sam Thompson died in Detroit[4].
  • Sam Thompson was born on +1860-03-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Sam Thompson died on +1922-11-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Elmwood Cemetery[8].
  • Sam Thompson held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Sam Thompson worked as a baseball player[6].
  • Sam Thompson's image is recorded as Sam Thompson 1885.jpeg[10].
  • Sam Thompson's image is recorded as Samuel Luther "Sam" Thompson, Right Field, Detroit Wolverines, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes MET DP846293.jpg[11].
  • Sam Thompson is recorded as male[12].
  • Sam Thompson's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Sam Thompson's member of sports team is recorded as Philadelphia Phillies[14].
  • Sam Thompson's member of sports team is recorded as Detroit Tigers[15].
  • Sam Thompson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 314807834[16].
  • Sam Thompson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2015005812[17].
  • Sam Thompson's Commons category is recorded as Sam Thompson[18].
  • Sam Thompson's position played on team / speciality is recorded as right fielder[19].
  • Sam Thompson's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 11676[20].
  • Sam Thompson's sport is recorded as baseball[21].
  • Sam Thompson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03fffp[22].
  • Sam Thompson's family name is recorded as Thompson[23].
  • Sam Thompson's given name is recorded as Sam[24].
  • Sam Thompson's country for sport is recorded as United States[25].
  • Sam Thompson's Baseball Reference major league player ID is recorded as t/thompsa01[26].
  • Sam Thompson's Baseball Reference minor & foreign league player ID is recorded as thomps002sam[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Sam Thompson was born in Danville[2]. He was born on +1860-03-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Sam Thompson worked as a baseball player[6].

Death and Burial

Sam Thompson died on +1922-11-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Detroit[4]. He is buried at Elmwood Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

Sam Thompson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Sam Thompson born?

Sam Thompson was born in Danville[2].

Where did Sam Thompson die?

Sam Thompson died in Detroit[4].

What did Sam Thompson do for work?

Sam Thompson worked as baseball player[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . ESPN Major League Baseball. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . MLB.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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