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William Clay Ford, Sr.

American football executive (1925–2014)
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William Clay Ford, Sr.
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Summary

William Clay Ford, Sr. was born on March 14, 1925[1], in Detroit[2]. William Clay Ford, Sr. died on March 9, 2014[3], in Grosse Pointe Shores[4]. William Clay Ford, Sr. worked as a businessperson[5]. William Clay Ford, Sr. ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,426 views/month, #6,732 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Father: Edsel Bryant Ford[7]
  • Mother: Eleanor Clay Ford[8]
  • Spouse: Martha Firestone Ford[9]
  • Child: William Clay Ford[10], Martha Parke Ford[11], Sheila Firestone Ford[12], Elizabeth Hudson Ford[13]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[14]
  • Educated at: Yale University[15], Hotchkiss School[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Family: Ford family tree[18]
  • Commons category: William Clay Ford, Sr.[19]
  • Cause of death: pneumonia[20]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[21]
  • Sport: American football[22]
  • Given name: William[23]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[24]
  • Name in kana: ウィリアム・クレイ・フォード[25]
  • Sibling: Henry Ford II[26]

Why It Matters

William Clay Ford, Sr. has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] William Clay Ford, Sr. is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was William Clay Ford, Sr. born?

William Clay Ford, Sr.'s place of birth was Detroit[2].

Where did William Clay Ford, Sr. die?

William Clay Ford, Sr. passed away in Grosse Pointe Shores[4].

Who were William Clay Ford, Sr.'s parents?

William Clay Ford, Sr.'s father was Edsel Bryant Ford[7]. William Clay Ford, Sr.'s mother was Eleanor Clay Ford[8].

Who was William Clay Ford, Sr. married to?

William Clay Ford, Sr.'s spouses include Martha Firestone Ford[9].

What did William Clay Ford, Sr. do for work?

William Clay Ford, Sr. worked as a businessperson[5].

Where did William Clay Ford, Sr. go to school?

William Clay Ford, Sr. was educated at Yale University[15] and Hotchkiss School[16].

Related Entities

Henry Ford II United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7h ago · Zyxw · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Find a grave memorial id → 126108813
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  2. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'ja', 'simple', 'sv', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 24w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Yale University, Hotchkiss School
    Place of death → Grosse Pointe Shores
    Mother → Eleanor Clay Ford
    Cause of death → pneumonia
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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