William Greggan

British tug of war competitor (1882–1976)
Person human Q630197
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William Greggan

Summary

William Greggan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kirkcudbright[2]. He was born on December 5, 1882[3]. He died in New Zealand[4]. He died on February 7, 1976[5]. He worked as a tug of war competitor[6]. He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

Key Facts

  • William Greggan was born in Kirkcudbright[2].
  • William Greggan died in New Zealand[4].
  • William Greggan was born on December 5, 1882[3].
  • William Greggan died on February 7, 1976[5].
  • William Greggan held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • William Greggan worked as a tug of war competitor[6].
  • William Greggan was educated at Kirkcudbright Academy[9].
  • William Greggan is recorded as male[10].
  • William Greggan's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • William Greggan's sport is recorded as tug of war[12].
  • William Greggan's given name is recorded as William[13].
  • William Greggan's participant in is recorded as 1908 Summer Olympics[14].
  • William Greggan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].

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Origins and Family

Born in Kirkcudbright[2], William Greggan… he was born on December 5, 1882[3].

Education

William Greggan's education included a stint at Kirkcudbright Academy[9].

Career and Affiliations

William Greggan worked as a tug of war competitor[6].

Death and Burial

William Greggan died on February 7, 1976[5]. He died in New Zealand[4].

Why It Matters

William Greggan has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

FAQs

Where was William Greggan born?

William Greggan's place of birth was Kirkcudbright[2].

Where did William Greggan die?

William Greggan died in New Zealand[4].

What did William Greggan do for work?

William Greggan worked as tug of war competitor[6].

Where did William Greggan go to school?

William Greggan was educated at Kirkcudbright Academy[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → New Zealand
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'no', 'pl', 'ru']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56926|batch #56926]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 13d ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → 1908 Summer Olympics
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q13464374]]"
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