William Herald

Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist (1900-1976)
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William Herald

Summary

William Herald is a human[1]. He was born in Glebe[2]. He was born on +1900-04-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Sydney[4]. He died on +1976-02-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a swimmer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Glebe[2], William Herald…
  • William Herald died in Sydney[4].
  • William Herald was born on +1900-04-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Herald died on +1976-02-13T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Herald held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • William Herald's professions included swimmer[6].
  • William Herald is recorded as male[9].
  • William Herald's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • William Herald's Commons category is recorded as William Herald[11].
  • William Herald's sport is recorded as competitive swimming[12].
  • William Herald's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cp5qm[13].
  • William Herald's family name is recorded as Herald[14].
  • William Herald's given name is recorded as William[15].
  • William Herald's participant in is recorded as 1920 Summer Olympics[16].
  • William Herald's participant in is recorded as swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay[17].
  • William Herald's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as he/billy-herald-1[18].
  • William Herald's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Billy'}[19].
  • William Herald's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William Sharp Hannah Herald'}[20].
  • William Herald's Prabook ID is recorded as 2328734[21].
  • William Herald's Olympedia people ID is recorded as 45220[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Glebe[2], William Herald… he was born on +1900-04-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

William Herald's professions included swimmer[6].

Death and Burial

William Herald died on +1976-02-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Sydney[4].

Why It Matters

William Herald ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was William Herald born?

Born in Glebe[2], William Herald…

Where did William Herald die?

William Herald passed away in Sydney[4].

What did William Herald do for work?

William Herald worked as swimmer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . olympedia.org. olympedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). William Herald. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-herald
MLA “William Herald.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-herald.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_william-herald_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{William Herald}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-herald}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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