Wally Hickel

Governor of Alaska, United States Secretary of the Interior (1919-2010)

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Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[17]
Date of birth: August 18, 1919
Date of death: May 7, 2010
Place of birth: Ellinwood
Place of death: Anchorage
Country of citizenship: United States^[13]
Occupation: politician, entrepreneur, businessperson, governor
Position held: United States Secretary of the Interior (1969–1970), Governor of Alaska (1990–1994), Governor of Alaska (1966–1969)^[14]^[15]
Member of political party: Republican Party, Alaskan Independence Party^[18]^[19]
Award received: Horatio Alger Award^[16]
Spouse: Ermalee Hickel^[10]
Child: Bob Hickel, Jack Hickel^[11]^[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[24]
Candidacy in election: 1978 Alaska gubernatorial election^[26]
Family name: Hickel^[20]
Given name: Walter, Joseph, Wally^[21]^[22]^[23]
Number of children: 6^[25]
Place of burial: Anchorage Memorial Park^[9]

🏷️ Also known as

en Wally Hickel en Walter Hickel en Walter Joseph Hickel en Walter J. Hickel ar والتر هيكل da Wally Hickel da Walter Joseph Hickel de Walter Joseph Hickel de Walter J. Hickel fi Wally Hickel fr Walter Joseph Hickel he וולי היקל ja ウォルター・J・ヒッケル ja ウォーリー・ヒッケル ko 월리 히클 ko 월터 히클 ko 월터 조지프 히클 pl Walter Hickel pl Walter J. Hickel pt Walter Joseph Hickel

🔖 Identifiers · 29

ISNI: 000000008251307X
VIAF cluster ID: 65249815
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n50035073
GND ID: 1178151603
C-SPAN person numeric ID: 16874
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated): 16874
FAST ID: 1753802
FamilySearch person ID: LZS3-KC3
Find a Grave memorial ID: 52117897
Freebase ID: /m/01x0xl
Geni profile ID: 6000000055269808823
IMDb ID: nm1712500

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IdRef ID: 185204120
J9U entity ID: 987008575570405171
Kinobox person ID: 1196480
Munzinger person ID: 00000012248
NNDB people ID: 031/000116680
NUKAT ID: n2013193580
National Governors Association biography URL: www.nga.org
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 160663857
Our Campaigns candidate ID: 9566
Political Graveyard politician ID: heyburn-hickerson.html#699.70.00
Prabook ID: 420659
SNAC ARK ID: w6h41qzg
Trading Card Database name ID: 177524
U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10581109
WikiTree person ID: Hickel-16
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJxWTbfDF8c68cMMMK9v73
Yale LUX ID: person/e1c03e0a-9322-49e9-9405-57898a1787e7

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Occupation 3

politician, entrepreneur, businessperson

Position held 3

United States Secretary of the Interior, Governor of Alaska, Governor of Alaska

Given name 2

Joseph, Walter

Member of political party 2

Republican Party, Alaskan Independence Party

Award received 1

Horatio Alger Award

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Place of birth 1

Ellinwood

Place of death 1

Anchorage

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Wally Hickel was born on August 18, 1919^[1], in Ellinwood^[2]. He died on May 7, 2010^[3], in Anchorage^[4]. He worked as a politician^[5], entrepreneur^[6], businessperson^[7], and governor^[8].

FAQs

Where was Wally Hickel born?

Wally Hickel was born in Ellinwood^[2].

Where did Wally Hickel die?

Wally Hickel died in Anchorage^[4].

Who was Wally Hickel married to?

Wally Hickel's spouses include Ermalee Hickel^[10].

What did Wally Hickel do for work?

Wally Hickel worked as a politician^[5], entrepreneur^[6], businessperson^[7], and governor^[8].

What awards did Wally Hickel receive?

Honors received include Horatio Alger Award^[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Wally Hickel — place of birth (P19): Ellinwood. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Wally Hickel — place of death (P20): Anchorage. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-07. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Wally Hickel — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Wally Hickel — spouse (P26): Ermalee Hickel. Retrieved 2022-09-07. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Wally Hickel — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Wally Hickel — position held (P39): United States Secretary of the Interior. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Wally Hickel — position held (P39): Governor of Alaska. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Wally Hickel — child (P40): Bob Hickel. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Wally Hickel — child (P40): Jack Hickel. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Wally Hickel — member of political party (P102): Republican Party. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Wally Hickel — member of political party (P102): Alaskan Independence Party. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Wally Hickel — occupation (P106): politician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Wally Hickel — occupation (P106): entrepreneur. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Wally Hickel — occupation (P106): businessperson. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Wally Hickel — occupation (P106): governor. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Wally Hickel — place of burial (P119): Anchorage Memorial Park. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2025-07-29. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Wally Hickel — award received (P166): Horatio Alger Award. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Wally Hickel — date of birth (P569): August 18, 1919. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Wally Hickel — date of death (P570): May 7, 2010. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Wally Hickel — family name (P734): Hickel. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Wally Hickel — given name (P735): Walter. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Wally Hickel — given name (P735): Joseph. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Wally Hickel — given name (P735): Wally. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Wally Hickel — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Wally Hickel — number of children (P1971): 6. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Wally Hickel — candidacy in election (P3602): 1978 Alaska gubernatorial election. elections.alaska.gov. elections.alaska.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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