William Hirigoyen

French bobsledder, skeleton racer and rugby union player (1898-1962)
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William Hirigoyen

Summary

William Hirigoyen is a human[1]. He was born in Laroque-Timbaut[2]. He was born on +1898-05-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in 9th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He died on +1962-12-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a skeleton racer[6], rugby union player[7], rugby union match official[8], and bobsledder[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • William Hirigoyen's place of birth was Laroque-Timbaut[2].
  • William Hirigoyen died in 9th arrondissement of Paris[4].
  • William Hirigoyen was born on +1898-05-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Hirigoyen died on +1962-12-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Hirigoyen held citizenship in France[11].
  • William Hirigoyen worked as a skeleton racer[6].
  • William Hirigoyen worked as a rugby union player[7].
  • William Hirigoyen worked as a rugby union match official[8].
  • William Hirigoyen's professions included bobsledder[9].
  • William Hirigoyen is recorded as male[12].
  • William Hirigoyen's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Hirigoyen's member of sports team is recorded as France national rugby union team[14].
  • William Hirigoyen's member of sports team is recorded as Stade Toulousain[15].
  • William Hirigoyen's member of sports team is recorded as SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne[16].
  • William Hirigoyen's position played on team / speciality is recorded as hooker[17].
  • William Hirigoyen's sport is recorded as bobsleigh[18].
  • William Hirigoyen's sport is recorded as rugby union[19].
  • William Hirigoyen's sport is recorded as skeleton[20].
  • William Hirigoyen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02x78tc[21].
  • William Hirigoyen's family name is recorded as Hirigoyen[22].
  • William Hirigoyen's given name is recorded as William[23].
  • William Hirigoyen's ESPNscrum player ID is recorded as 2661[24].
  • William Hirigoyen's participant in is recorded as 1948 Winter Olympics[25].
  • William Hirigoyen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[26].
  • William Hirigoyen's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ga/william-gayraud-hirigoyen-1[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Laroque-Timbaut[2], William Hirigoyen… he was born on +1898-05-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include skeleton racer[6], rugby union player[7], rugby union match official[8], and bobsledder[9].

Death and Burial

William Hirigoyen died on +1962-12-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in 9th arrondissement of Paris[4].

Why It Matters

William Hirigoyen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was William Hirigoyen born?

William Hirigoyen was born in Laroque-Timbaut[2].

Where did William Hirigoyen die?

William Hirigoyen died in 9th arrondissement of Paris[4].

What did William Hirigoyen do for work?

William Hirigoyen worked as skeleton racer[6], rugby union player[7], rugby union match official[8], and bobsledder[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Archives de Paris. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Archives de Paris. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Archives de Paris. wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Archives de Paris. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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