Wayne Smith

New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach
Person human Q3566861
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Wayne Smith

Summary

Wayne Smith is a human[1]. His place of birth was Waikato Region[2]. He was born on +1957-04-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a rugby union player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Waikato Region[2], Wayne Smith…
  • Wayne Smith was born on +1957-04-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wayne Smith held citizenship in New Zealand[6].
  • Wayne Smith worked as a rugby union player[4].
  • Wayne Smith's education included a stint at University of Waikato[7].
  • Wayne Smith received the Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[8].
  • Wayne Smith's image is recorded as Wayne Smith CNZM (cropped).jpg[9].
  • Wayne Smith is recorded as male[10].
  • Wayne Smith's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Wayne Smith's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1634171976989918240007[12].
  • Wayne Smith's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2024065428[13].
  • Wayne Smith's Commons category is recorded as Wayne Smith (rugby union)[14].
  • Wayne Smith's position played on team / speciality is recorded as fly-half[15].
  • Wayne Smith's residence is recorded as Waihi Beach[16].
  • Wayne Smith's sport is recorded as rugby union[17].
  • Wayne Smith's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0266pyv[18].
  • Wayne Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[19].
  • Wayne Smith's given name is recorded as Wayne[20].
  • Wayne Smith's ESPNscrum player ID is recorded as 9214[21].
  • Wayne Smith's different from is recorded as Wayne Smith[22].
  • Wayne Smith's start of work period is recorded as +1977-00-00T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Wayne Smith's end of work period is recorded as +1989-00-00T00:00:00Z[24].
  • Wayne Smith's All Blacks player ID is recorded as 811[25].
  • Wayne Smith's Alexander Turnbull Library ID is recorded as 167965[26].

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Origins and Family

Wayne Smith's place of birth was Waikato Region[2]. He was born on +1957-04-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Wayne Smith was educated at University of Waikato[7].

Career and Affiliations

Wayne Smith's professions included rugby union player[4].

Recognition

Wayne Smith received the Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[8].

Why It Matters

Wayne Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

FAQs

Where was Wayne Smith born?

Wayne Smith's place of birth was Waikato Region[2].

What did Wayne Smith do for work?

Wayne Smith worked as rugby union player[4].

Where did Wayne Smith go to school?

Wayne Smith was educated at University of Waikato[7].

What awards did Wayne Smith receive?

Honors received include Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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