William Bent

American rancher (1809–1869)
Person human Q4083867
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

William Bent

Summary

William Bent is a human[1]. His place of birth was St. Louis[2]. He was born on +1809-05-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Colorado Territory[4]. He died on +1869-05-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a husbandry worker[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in St. Louis[2], William Bent…
  • William Bent passed away in Colorado Territory[4].
  • William Bent was born on +1809-05-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Bent died on +1869-05-19T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Bent is buried at Las Animas Cemetery[8].
  • William Bent's father was Silas Bent[9].
  • William Bent was married to Owl Woman[10].
  • A child of William Bent was George Bent[11].
  • A child of William Bent was Robert Bent[12].
  • A child of William Bent was Charles Bent[13].
  • William Bent held citizenship in United States[14].
  • William Bent worked as a husbandry worker[6].
  • William Bent's image is recorded as William Bent, Bent's Fort.jpg[15].
  • William Bent is recorded as male[16].
  • William Bent's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • William Bent's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 34376499[18].
  • William Bent's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr99012449[19].
  • William Bent's IdRef ID is recorded as 254370497[20].
  • William Bent's Commons category is recorded as William Bent[21].
  • The cause of death was pneumonia[22].
  • William Bent's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 10652873[23].
  • William Bent's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06hbqj[24].
  • William Bent's family name is recorded as Bent[25].
  • William Bent's given name is recorded as William[26].
  • William Bent's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in St. Louis[2], William Bent… he was born on +1809-05-23T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Silas Bent[9].

Career and Affiliations

William Bent's professions included husbandry worker[6].

Personal Life

William Bent was married to Owl Woman[10]. Children include George Bent[11], a soldier[28], 1843–1918[29], of United States[30]; Robert Bent[12]; and Charles Bent[13].

Death and Burial

William Bent died on +1869-05-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Colorado Territory[4]. The cause of death was pneumonia[22]. He is buried at Las Animas Cemetery[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Bent include Bent County[31], a county of Colorado[32], in United States[33], founded in 1874[34].

Why It Matters

William Bent ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

Entities named for him include Bent County[31], a county of Colorado[32], in United States[33], founded in 1874[34].

FAQs

Where was William Bent born?

William Bent was born in St. Louis[2].

Where did William Bent die?

William Bent passed away in Colorado Territory[4].

Who were William Bent's parents?

William Bent's father was Silas Bent[9].

Who was William Bent married to?

William Bent's spouses include Owl Woman[10].

What did William Bent do for work?

William Bent worked as husbandry worker[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). William Bent. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-bent
MLA “William Bent.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-bent.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_william-bent_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{William Bent}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-bent}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): William Bent — https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-bent (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-bent · Last refreshed: