Wally Lewis

Australian rugby league footballer and coach (born 1959)
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
December 1, 1959
Place of birth
Hawthorne
Country of citizenship
Australia[6]
Occupation
rugby league player, rugby league coach
Award received
Australian Sports Medal, Member of the Order of Australia, Athlete Member of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, Legend of Australian Sport[8][9][10][11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Birth name
Walter James Lewis[24]
Family name
Lewis[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wally Lewis en Walter James Lewis ar والي لويس ja ワリー・ルイス
🔖 Identifiers · 11
VIAF cluster ID
93282398
Awards & Winners artist ID
03s_g2
Freebase ID
/m/03s_g2
IMDb ID
nm6928392
Rugby League Project player ID
wally-lewis
Rugby League Record Keepers Club player ID
12697
Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductee ID
wally-lewis
Trading Card Database name ID
45235

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Summary

Wally Lewis was born on December 1, 1959[1], in Hawthorne[2]. He has worked as a rugby league player[3] and rugby league coach[4].

FAQs

Where was Wally Lewis born?

Wally Lewis was born in Hawthorne[2].

What did Wally Lewis do for work?

Wally Lewis worked as a rugby league player[3] and rugby league coach[4].

Where did Wally Lewis go to school?

Wally Lewis was educated at Brisbane State High School[7].

What awards did Wally Lewis receive?

Honors received include Australian Sports Medal[8], Member of the Order of Australia[9], Athlete Member of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame[10], and Legend of Australian Sport[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Rugby League Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . Sport Australia Hall of Fame database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . Sport Australia Hall of Fame database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Rugby League Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Australian Sports Medal, Member of the Order of Australia, Athlete Member of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame +1
    "Created claim: Award received: Legend of Australian Sport"
  2. 3d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Australian Sports Medal, Member of the Order of Australia, Athlete Member of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame +1
    Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductee ID → wally-lewis
    "Created claim: Award received: Athlete Member of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame"
  3. 3d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Place of birth: Hawthorne"
  4. 3d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Birth name → Walter James Lewis
    "Created claim: Birth name: Walter James Lewis"
  5. 3d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → rugby league player, rugby league coach
    "Created claim: Occupation: rugby league coach"
  6. 3d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Wally, Walter, James
    "Created claim: Given name: James"
  7. 3d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Wally, Walter, James
    "Created claim: Given name: Walter"
  8. 3d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Given name: Wally"
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