Soapy Smith

American con artist, gangster, and crime boss (1860-1898)
Person human Q162160
Soapy Smith
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Soapy Smith

Summary

Soapy Smith is a human[1]. His place of birth was Coweta County[2]. He was born on +1860-11-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Skagway[4]. He died on +1898-07-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a gangster[6]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (434 views/month, #6,920 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Soapy Smith was born in Coweta County[2].
  • Soapy Smith passed away in Skagway[4].
  • Soapy Smith was born on +1860-11-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Soapy Smith died on +1898-07-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Skagway[8].
  • Soapy Smith held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Soapy Smith's professions included gangster[6].
  • Soapy Smith's image is recorded as Soapy Smith 1898.jpg[10].
  • Soapy Smith is recorded as male[11].
  • Soapy Smith's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Soapy Smith's ISNI is recorded as 000000003453081X[13].
  • Soapy Smith's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 78072556[14].
  • Soapy Smith's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97124984[15].
  • Soapy Smith's Commons category is recorded as Soapy Smith[16].
  • Soapy Smith's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 958[17].
  • Soapy Smith's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bh0tv[18].
  • Soapy Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[19].
  • Soapy Smith's given name is recorded as Jefferson[20].
  • Soapy Smith's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Soapy Smith[21].
  • Soapy Smith's Commons gallery is recorded as Soapy Smith[22].
  • Soapy Smith's image of grave is recorded as Soapy Smith grave.jpg[23].
  • Soapy Smith's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Soapy'}[24].
  • Soapy Smith's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jefferson Smith II'}[25].
  • Soapy Smith's FAST ID is recorded as 409883[26].
  • Soapy Smith's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000008672744279[27].

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Origins and Family

Soapy Smith's place of birth was Coweta County[2]. He was born on +1860-11-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Soapy Smith worked as a gangster[6].

Death and Burial

Soapy Smith died on +1898-07-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Skagway[4]. He is buried at Skagway[8].

Why It Matters

Soapy Smith ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (434 views/month, #6,920 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Soapy Smith born?

Born in Coweta County[2], Soapy Smith…

Where did Soapy Smith die?

Soapy Smith passed away in Skagway[4].

What did Soapy Smith do for work?

Soapy Smith worked as gangster[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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