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William Guy Carr

Canadian Navy officer and writer (1895–1959)
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William Guy Carr

Summary

William Guy Carr is a human[1]. His place of birth was Formby[2]. He was born on June 2, 1895[3]. He died in Toronto[4]. He died on October 2, 1959[5]. He worked as an essayist[6] and naval officer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month, #7,167 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Formby[2], William Guy Carr…
  • William Guy Carr passed away in Toronto[4].
  • William Guy Carr was born on June 2, 1895[3].
  • William Guy Carr died on October 2, 1959[5].
  • William Guy Carr held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • William Guy Carr worked as an essayist[6].
  • William Guy Carr worked as a naval officer[7].
  • William Guy Carr is recorded as male[10].
  • William Guy Carr's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • William Guy Carr's military branch is recorded as Royal Canadian Navy[12].
  • William Guy Carr's military branch is recorded as Royal Navy[13].
  • William Guy Carr was part of the conflict World War I[14].
  • William Guy Carr was part of the conflict World War II[15].
  • William Guy Carr's family name is recorded as Carr[16].
  • William Guy Carr's given name is recorded as William[17].
  • William Guy Carr's given name is recorded as James[18].
  • William Guy Carr's given name is recorded as Guy[19].
  • William Guy Carr's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].

Body

Origins and Family

William Guy Carr was born in Formby[2]. He was born on June 2, 1895[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include essayist[6] and naval officer[7].

Death and Burial

William Guy Carr died on October 2, 1959[5]. He passed away in Toronto[4].

Why It Matters

William Guy Carr ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month, #7,167 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was William Guy Carr born?

William Guy Carr's place of birth was Formby[2].

Where did William Guy Carr die?

William Guy Carr passed away in Toronto[4].

What did William Guy Carr do for work?

William Guy Carr worked as essayist[6] and naval officer[7].

Related Entities

Canada Lake Ontario

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . WorldCat Entities. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . The Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 8
    Gnd id → 1416396810
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'ro']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57878|batch #57878]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  2. 7w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military branch → Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy
    Place of death → Toronto
    Given name → William, James, Guy
    Generals of world war ii id → James/William_Arthur_Lester/Great_Britain
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9426]]: James/William_Arthur_Lester/Great_Britain, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269135|batch #269135]]"
  3. 14w ago · Biriwiki · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → William, James, Guy
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P735]]: [[Q677191]]"
  4. 14w ago · Biriwiki · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Toronto
    Military branch → Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy
    Given name → William, James, Guy
    Occupation → essayist, naval officer
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P20]]: [[Q172]]"
  5. 14w ago · Biriwiki · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → essayist, naval officer
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q11774202]]"
  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Place of birth → Formby
    Sex or gender → male
    Award received → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9984]]: 981058599485206706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257571|batch #257571]]"
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