Wal Handley

British motorcycle racer (1902-1941)
Person human Q2520621
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Wal Handley

Summary

Wal Handley is a human[1]. He was born in Birmingham[2]. He was born on +1902-04-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Cumberland[4]. He died on +1941-11-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a racing driver[6], motorcycle racer[7], and racing automobile driver[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Wal Handley was born in Birmingham[2].
  • Wal Handley passed away in Cumberland[4].
  • Wal Handley was born on +1902-04-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wal Handley died on +1941-11-15T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Yardley Cemetery[10].
  • Wal Handley held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Wal Handley held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[12].
  • Wal Handley's professions included racing driver[6].
  • Wal Handley's professions included motorcycle racer[7].
  • Wal Handley's professions included racing automobile driver[8].
  • Wal Handley's image is recorded as Wal Handley in 1930.jpg[13].
  • Wal Handley is recorded as male[14].
  • Wal Handley's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Wal Handley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 308180716[16].
  • Wal Handley's military branch is recorded as Royal Air Force[17].
  • Wal Handley's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2014003256[18].
  • Wal Handley's Commons category is recorded as Wal Handley[19].
  • Wal Handley's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 21972816[20].
  • Wal Handley's sport is recorded as motorcycle sport[21].
  • Wal Handley's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0271kky[22].
  • Wal Handley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Wal Handley's CWGC person ID is recorded as 2450086[24].
  • Wal Handley's Trading Card Database name ID is recorded as 190861[25].
  • Wal Handley's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJcR94k4YHv963pKPBQ6rq[26].

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Origins and Family

Wal Handley's place of birth was Birmingham[2]. He was born on +1902-04-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include racing driver[6], motorcycle racer[7], and racing automobile driver[8].

Death and Burial

Wal Handley died on +1941-11-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Cumberland[4]. Burial took place at Yardley Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

Wal Handley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

FAQs

Where was Wal Handley born?

Wal Handley was born in Birmingham[2].

Where did Wal Handley die?

Wal Handley passed away in Cumberland[4].

What did Wal Handley do for work?

Wal Handley worked as racing driver[6], motorcycle racer[7], and racing automobile driver[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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