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Viola Desmond

Canadian activist (1914-1965)
Person human Q7933011
Viola Desmond

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[14]
Date of birth
July 5, 1914, July 6, 1914[2][9]
Date of death
February 7, 1965
Place of birth
Halifax
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
Canada[11]
Occupation
business executive, cosmetologist, civil rights advocate, activist
Award received
Canada's Walk of Fame, Person of National Historic Significance[12][13]
Depicted by
Canadian 10 dollar note[17]
Family name
Desmond[15]
Given name
Viola[16]
Name in native language
Viola Desmond[18]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[19]
Place of burial
Camp Hill Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Viola Desmond en Viola Irene Desmond ar فيولا ديزموند de Viola Irene Desmond fa ویولا دزموند he ויואלה דסמונט ja ヴァイオラ・デズモンド pt Viola Irene Desmond ru Виола Айрин Дэвис ru Виола Айрин Десмонд ru Виола Десмонд ru Виола Дэвис ru Десмонд, Виола ru Дэвис, Виола sv Viola Irene Desmond uk Віола Дезмонд uk Віола Ірен Дезмонд vi Viola Irene Desmond zh 維奧拉·戴斯蒙德
🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
000000010679249X
VIAF cluster ID
122099649
Library of Congress authority ID
no2010181232
GND ID
1133520219
BlackPast.org ID
global-african-history/desmond-viola-davis-1914-1965
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
viola-desmond
Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
1021D6959
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10594080
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Viola-Desmond
FAST ID
1947466
Find a Grave memorial ID
159476634
Freebase ID
/m/0c39f0
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000182608413145
Google Doodle
viola-desmonds-104th-birthday
IdRef ID
226111512
National Historic People ID
15335
National Virtual Library of India ID
1481411
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095713939
WikiTree person ID
Davis-41259
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdGHcFBJ7Kdb6wKX9Qcyd
Yale LUX ID
person/a65b5809-57cb-4784-ba49-a769ea5ca065

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🔗 Connections
Award received 2
Canada's Walk of Fame, Person of National Historic Significance
Occupation 2
business executive, cosmetologist
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Given name 1
Viola
Instance of 1
human
Named after 1
Viola Desmond Award
Place of birth 1
Halifax
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Viola Desmond's place of birth was Halifax[1]. She was born on July 5, 1914[2]. She died in New York City[3]. She died on February 7, 1965[4]. She worked as a business executive[5], cosmetologist[6], civil rights advocate[7], and activist[8].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Canada's Walk of Fame[12], a street[20], in Canada[21], founded in 1998[22] and Person of National Historic Significance[13], an award[23], in Canada[24].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Viola Desmond include Viola Desmond Award[25], an award[26], founded in 2009[27].

Why It Matters

Entities named for her include Viola Desmond Award[25], an award[26], founded in 2009[27].

FAQs

Where was Viola Desmond born?

Born in Halifax[1].

Where did Viola Desmond die?

Viola Desmond passed away in New York City[3].

What did Viola Desmond do for work?

Viola Desmond worked as business executive[5], cosmetologist[6], civil rights advocate[7], and activist[8].

What awards did Viola Desmond receive?

Honors received include Canada's Walk of Fame[12] and Person of National Historic Significance[13].

Related Entities

Canada New York City

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . encyclopediecanadienne.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . encyclopediecanadienne.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . ICI Radio-Canada Télé. Retrieved . ici.radio-canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. wikidata.org.
  12. [2] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . encyclopediecanadienne.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . encyclopediecanadienne.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 20
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  2. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → business executive, cosmetologist, civil rights advocate +1
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  3. 25w ago · ~2026-28925-17 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Halifax
    Award received → —
    Aliases → —
    Place of death → New York City
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