Wayne Collett

American sprinter (1949–2010)
Person human Q968205
Wayne Collett
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Wayne Collett

Summary

Wayne Collett is a human[1]. Born in Los Angeles[2], he… he was born on +1949-10-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. He died on +2010-03-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a sprinter[6], athletics competitor[7], and lawyer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Wayne Collett was born in Los Angeles[2].
  • Wayne Collett died in Los Angeles[4].
  • Wayne Collett was born on +1949-10-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wayne Collett died on +2010-03-17T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Wayne Collett held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Wayne Collett's professions included sprinter[6].
  • Wayne Collett's professions included athletics competitor[7].
  • Wayne Collett worked as a lawyer[8].
  • Wayne Collett's education included a stint at UCLA School of Law[11].
  • Wayne Collett's education included a stint at Gardena High School[12].
  • Wayne Collett's image is recorded as Wayne Collett 1972.jpg[13].
  • Wayne Collett is recorded as male[14].
  • Wayne Collett's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Wayne Collett's Commons category is recorded as Wayne Collett[16].
  • The cause of death was cancer[17].
  • Wayne Collett's sport is recorded as athletics[18].
  • Wayne Collett's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ksfqp[19].
  • Wayne Collett's family name is recorded as Collett[20].
  • Wayne Collett's given name is recorded as Wayne[21].
  • Wayne Collett's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14355142[22].
  • Wayne Collett's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[23].
  • Wayne Collett's participant in is recorded as 1972 Summer Olympics[24].
  • Wayne Collett's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as co/wayne-collett-1[25].
  • Wayne Collett's country for sport is recorded as United States[26].
  • Wayne Collett's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+188'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Wayne Collett was born in Los Angeles[2]. He was born on +1949-10-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at UCLA School of Law[11], a law school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1949[30] and Gardena High School[12], a high school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1901[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sprinter[6], athletics competitor[7], and lawyer[8].

Death and Burial

Wayne Collett died on +2010-03-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. The cause of death was cancer[17].

Why It Matters

Wayne Collett ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Wayne Collett born?

Wayne Collett's place of birth was Los Angeles[2].

Where did Wayne Collett die?

Wayne Collett died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Wayne Collett do for work?

Wayne Collett worked as sprinter[6], athletics competitor[7], and lawyer[8].

Where did Wayne Collett go to school?

Wayne Collett was educated at UCLA School of Law[11] and Gardena High School[12].

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. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . usatoday.com. usatoday.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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