Shirley Fry

American tennis and badminton player (1927–2021)
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Shirley Fry

Summary

Shirley Fry is a human[1]. She was born in Akron[2]. She was born on +1927-06-30T00:00:00Z[3]. She died in Naples[4]. She died on +2021-07-13T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a tennis player[6] and badminton player[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Shirley Fry was born in Akron[2].
  • Shirley Fry died in Naples[4].
  • Shirley Fry was born on +1927-06-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Shirley Fry died on +2021-07-13T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Shirley Fry held citizenship in United States[9].
  • English was Shirley Fry's native language[10].
  • Shirley Fry's professions included tennis player[6].
  • Shirley Fry worked as a badminton player[7].
  • Shirley Fry's education included a stint at Rollins College[11].
  • Shirley Fry received the International Tennis Hall of Fame[12].
  • Shirley Fry received the Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame[13].
  • Shirley Fry's image is recorded as Shirley Fry Irvin 1953 (cropped).jpg[14].
  • Shirley Fry is recorded as female[15].
  • Shirley Fry's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Shirley Fry's member of sports team is recorded as United States Wightman Cup team[17].
  • Shirley Fry's member of sports team is recorded as Rollins Tars women's tennis[18].
  • Shirley Fry's Commons category is recorded as Shirley Fry Irvin[19].
  • Shirley Fry's residence is recorded as Hartford[20].
  • Shirley Fry's handedness is recorded as right-handedness[21].
  • Shirley Fry's doubles record is recorded as 0–0[22].
  • Shirley Fry's singles record is recorded as 0–0[23].
  • Shirley Fry's sport is recorded as tennis[24].
  • Shirley Fry's sport is recorded as badminton[25].
  • Shirley Fry's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06q1kw[26].
  • Shirley Fry's family name is recorded as Fry[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Shirley Fry was born in Akron[2]. She was born on +1927-06-30T00:00:00Z[3]. English was her native language[10].

Education

Shirley Fry was educated at Rollins College[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include tennis player[6] and badminton player[7].

Recognition

Awards received include International Tennis Hall of Fame[12], a tennis court[28], in United States[29], founded in 1880[30] and Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame[13].

Death and Burial

Shirley Fry died on +2021-07-13T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in Naples[4].

Why It Matters

Shirley Fry ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] She is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Shirley Fry born?

Shirley Fry's place of birth was Akron[2].

Where did Shirley Fry die?

Shirley Fry passed away in Naples[4].

What did Shirley Fry do for work?

Shirley Fry worked as tennis player[6] and badminton player[7].

Where did Shirley Fry go to school?

Shirley Fry was educated at Rollins College[11].

What awards did Shirley Fry receive?

Honors received include International Tennis Hall of Fame[12] and Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . 100 years of Wimbledon. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . 100 years of Wimbledon. wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . 100 years of Wimbledon. wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . itahalloffame.org. itahalloffame.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . 100 years of Wimbledon. wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . usatoday.com. usatoday.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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