Ville Ritola

Summary

Ville Ritola is a human^[1]. He was born in Peräseinäjoki^[2]. He was born on January 18, 1896^[3]. He died in Helsinki^[4]. He died on April 24, 1982^[5]. He worked as a long-distance runner^[6], athletics competitor^[7], and middle-distance runner^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Peräseinäjoki^[2], Ville Ritola…
• Ville Ritola died in Helsinki^[4].
• Ville Ritola was born on January 18, 1896^[3].
• Ville Ritola died on April 24, 1982^[5].
• Ville Ritola held citizenship in Finland^[10].
• Ville Ritola held citizenship in Grand Duchy of Finland^[11].
• Finnish was Ville Ritola's native language^[12].
• Ville Ritola's professions included long-distance runner^[6].
• Ville Ritola worked as an athletics competitor^[7].
• Ville Ritola worked as a middle-distance runner^[8].
• Ville Ritola received the Knight of the Order of the White Rose of Finland^[13].
• Ville Ritola is recorded as male^[14].
• Ville Ritola's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Ville Ritola's Commons category is recorded as Ville Ritola^[16].
• Ville Ritola's sport is recorded as athletics^[17].
• Ville Ritola's family name is recorded as Ritola^[18].
• Ville Ritola's given name is recorded as Ville^[19].
• Ville Ritola's work location is recorded as New York City^[20].
• Ville Ritola's work location is recorded as Tampere^[21].
• Ville Ritola's work location is recorded as Helsinki^[22].
• Ville Ritola's participant in is recorded as 1928 Summer Olympics^[23].
• Ville Ritola's participant in is recorded as 1924 Summer Olympics^[24].
• Ville Ritola's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Finnish^[25].
• Ville Ritola's country for sport is recorded as Finland^[26].
• Ville Ritola's end of work period is recorded as 1928^[27].

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Origins and Family

Ville Ritola's place of birth was Peräseinäjoki^[2]. He was born on January 18, 1896^[3]. Finnish was his native language^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include long-distance runner^[6], athletics competitor^[7], and middle-distance runner^[8].

Recognition

Ville Ritola received the Knight of the Order of the White Rose of Finland^[13].

Death and Burial

Ville Ritola died on April 24, 1982^[5]. He died in Helsinki^[4].

Why It Matters

Ville Ritola ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

FAQs

Where was Ville Ritola born?

Ville Ritola's place of birth was Peräseinäjoki^[2].

Where did Ville Ritola die?

Ville Ritola passed away in Helsinki^[4].

What did Ville Ritola do for work?

Ville Ritola worked as long-distance runner^[6], athletics competitor^[7], and middle-distance runner^[8].

What awards did Ville Ritola receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Order of the White Rose of Finland^[13].