Tony Hand

ice hockey player and coach
Person human Q3531785
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Tony Hand

Summary

Tony Hand is a human[1]. He was born in Edinburgh[2]. He was born on +1967-08-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an ice hockey player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Tony Hand's place of birth was Edinburgh[2].
  • Tony Hand was born on +1967-08-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Tony Hand held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Tony Hand's professions included ice hockey player[4].
  • Tony Hand received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[7].
  • Tony Hand is recorded as male[8].
  • Tony Hand's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Tony Hand's member of sports team is recorded as Manchester Phoenix[10].
  • Tony Hand's ISNI is recorded as 0000000104405505[11].
  • Tony Hand's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 156205907[12].
  • Tony Hand's GND ID is recorded as 173894909[13].
  • Tony Hand's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2010023064[14].
  • Tony Hand's position played on team / speciality is recorded as forward[15].
  • Tony Hand's shooting handedness is recorded as right-handed shot[16].
  • Tony Hand's sport is recorded as ice hockey[17].
  • Tony Hand's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bk20t[18].
  • Tony Hand's drafted by is recorded as Edmonton Oilers[19].
  • Tony Hand's family name is recorded as Q16870476[20].
  • Tony Hand's given name is recorded as Tony[21].
  • Tony Hand's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Tony Hand's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+179'}[23].
  • Tony Hand's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q100995', 'amount': '+185'}[24].
  • Tony Hand's Elite Prospects player ID is recorded as 20964[25].
  • Tony Hand's Eurohockey.com player ID is recorded as 3407[26].
  • Tony Hand's HockeyDB player ID is recorded as 19065[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Tony Hand was born in Edinburgh[2]. He was born on +1967-08-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Tony Hand worked as an ice hockey player[4].

Recognition

Tony Hand received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[7].

Why It Matters

Tony Hand ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Tony Hand born?

Tony Hand was born in Edinburgh[2].

What did Tony Hand do for work?

Tony Hand worked as ice hockey player[4].

What awards did Tony Hand receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Eurohockey.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Eurohockey.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 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. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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