Shane Williams

Welsh rugby union footballer (born 1977)
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Shane Williams

Summary

Shane Williams is a human[1]. Born in Swansea[2], he… he was born on +1977-02-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a rugby union player[4] and association football player[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month, #7,174 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Shane Williams was born in Swansea[2].
  • Shane Williams was born on +1977-02-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Shane Williams held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Shane Williams's professions included rugby union player[4].
  • Shane Williams's professions included association football player[5].
  • Shane Williams was educated at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman[8].
  • Shane Williams received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[9].
  • Shane Williams received the World Rugby Men's Player of the Year[10].
  • Shane Williams's image is recorded as Shane Williams 2.jpg[11].
  • Shane Williams is recorded as male[12].
  • Shane Williams's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Shane Williams's member of sports team is recorded as Barbarian FC[14].
  • Shane Williams's member of sports team is recorded as Ricoh Black Rams Tokyo[15].
  • Shane Williams's member of sports team is recorded as British & Irish Lions[16].
  • Shane Williams's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082748637[17].
  • Shane Williams's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 81599225[18].
  • Shane Williams's GND ID is recorded as 137403364[19].
  • Shane Williams's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2010027533[20].
  • Shane Williams's Commons category is recorded as Shane Williams[21].
  • Shane Williams's position played on team / speciality is recorded as winger[22].
  • Shane Williams's sport is recorded as rugby union[23].
  • Shane Williams's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06lmhj[24].
  • Shane Williams's family name is recorded as Williams[25].
  • Shane Williams's given name is recorded as Shane[26].
  • Shane Williams's ESPNscrum player ID is recorded as 13285[27].

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Origins and Family

Shane Williams's place of birth was Swansea[2]. He was born on +1977-02-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Shane Williams was educated at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rugby union player[4] and association football player[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[9], an award[28], in United Kingdom[29] and World Rugby Men's Player of the Year[10], a class of award[30], founded in 2001[31].

Why It Matters

Shane Williams ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month, #7,174 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Shane Williams born?

Shane Williams's place of birth was Swansea[2].

What did Shane Williams do for work?

Shane Williams worked as rugby union player[4] and association football player[5].

Where did Shane Williams go to school?

Shane Williams was educated at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman[8].

What awards did Shane Williams receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[9] and World Rugby Men's Player of the Year[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . The London Gazette 60173. wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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