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Ward Churchill

political activist
Person human Q707156

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
October 2, 1947
Date of death
August 11, 2026
Place of birth
Urbana
Place of death
Atlanta
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
university teacher, writer, political activist, ethnologist, communication scholar
Employer
University of Colorado Boulder[18]
Field of work
activism, ethnic minority group, ethnology, dissent, history, indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous peoples of North America[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Educated at
University of Illinois System, University of Illinois Springfield[19][20]
Cause of death
stroke[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Family name
Churchill[24]
Given name
Ward[25]
Manner of death
natural causes[27]
Name in native language
Ward Churchill[29]
P14750
0548-61BB-074F-4D82-4F6C[30]
Record label
Alternative Tentacles[22]
Significant event
disputed Native American heritage[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ward Churchill ar وارد تشرشل cs Ward LeRoy Churchill de Ward LeRoy Churchill es Ward LeRoy Churchill he וורד צ'רצ'יל ja ワード・チャーチル ru Уард Черчилль ru Черчилль, Уард zh 沃德·丘吉尔 zh 沃德·丘吉爾
🔖 Identifiers · 47
ISNI
0000000109104242
VIAF cluster ID
66507262
Library of Congress authority ID
n84005363
GND ID
121157733
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ward Churchill.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000814998
BIBSYS ID
90401386
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12168125d
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10242193
CiNii Research ID
1140282266685312000
DDB person (GND) ID
121157733
Deezer artist ID
1267441
Show all 47 identifiers +35
Discogs artist ID
435512
ELNET ID
a12034113
FAST ID
132821
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_121157733
Film.ru person ID
ward-churchill
Freebase ID
/m/0bhk1s
GeneaStar person ID
churchillw
Goodreads author ID
52626
HelveticArchives ID
121157733
IMDb ID
nm1415238
IdRef ID
030218985
JRC Names ID
113302
KBR person ID
14041180
MusicBrainz artist ID
bb399608-7f1f-4e96-ac1c-37f423348e6f
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000383930
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12507509
NL CR AUT ID
xx0306411
NUKAT ID
n2004070928
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007437178205171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201103314
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072446420
New York Times topic ID
person/ward-l-churchill
Notable Names Database ID
925/000090655
Open Library ID
OL42499A
Prabook ID
499726
RERO ID (legacy)
A003106398
SHARE Catalogue author ID
622053
SNAC ARK ID
w6db82rq
TMDB person ID
1759268
Tabakalera ID
101352
The First Amendment Encyclopedia ID
1433
WikiTree person ID
Churchill-2848
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyrPmXxvBRQx8cMxBPxXd
Yale LUX ID
person/d96ae729-d2df-4837-a9da-4dd8188bc2a0
ČSFD person ID
104947

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 4
history, ethnology, activism, indigenous peoples of North America
Occupation 4
writer, university teacher, political activist, ethnologist
Educated at 2
University of Illinois System, University of Illinois Springfield
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
University of Colorado Boulder
Family name 1
Churchill
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Urbana
Record label 1
Alternative Tentacles
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Varivs'k
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Summary

Ward Churchill was born on October 2, 1947[1], in Urbana[2]. He died on August 11, 2026[3], in Atlanta[4]. He worked as a university teacher[5], writer[6], political activist[7], ethnologist[8], and communication scholar[9].

FAQs

Where was Ward Churchill born?

Ward Churchill's place of birth was Urbana[2].

Where did Ward Churchill die?

Ward Churchill died in Atlanta[4].

What did Ward Churchill do for work?

Ward Churchill worked as a university teacher[5], writer[6], political activist[7], ethnologist[8], and communication scholar[9].

Where did Ward Churchill go to school?

Ward Churchill was educated at University of Illinois system[19] and University of Illinois at Springfield[20].

Related Entities

ethnology United States University of Illinois Springfield

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wsws.org. Retrieved . wsws.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . cbsnews.com. Retrieved . cbsnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 1267441
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 11w ago · باسم · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Atlanta
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  3. 11w ago · Hard · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1947-10-02T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Date of birth: 1947"
  4. 12w ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Field of work → activism, ethnic minority group, ethnology +4
    Cause of death → stroke
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ward Churchill'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Field of work: indigenous peoples of North America, Update NK ČR – P101"
  5. 12w ago · ~2026-44239-29 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 0548-61BB-074F-4D82-4F6C
    Date of death → +2026-08-11T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Date of death: 11 August 2026"
  6. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label → —
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Given name → Ward
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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