William Hirons

British tug of war competitor (1871–1958)
Person human Q968599
William Hirons
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William Hirons

Summary

William Hirons is a human[1]. His place of birth was Wolston[2]. He was born on +1871-06-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Nottingham[4]. He died on +1958-01-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a tug of war competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Hirons was born in Wolston[2].
  • William Hirons passed away in Nottingham[4].
  • William Hirons was born on +1871-06-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Hirons died on +1958-01-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Hirons held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • William Hirons's professions included tug of war competitor[6].
  • William Hirons's image is recorded as London 1908 CityofLondonPolice.jpg[9].
  • William Hirons is recorded as male[10].
  • William Hirons's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • William Hirons's sport is recorded as athletics[12].
  • William Hirons's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02r167z[13].
  • William Hirons's family name is recorded as Hirons[14].
  • William Hirons's given name is recorded as William[15].
  • William Hirons's participant in is recorded as 1908 Summer Olympics[16].
  • William Hirons's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • William Hirons's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as hi/william-hirons-1[18].
  • William Hirons's Olympic.org athlete ID is recorded as william-hirons[19].
  • William Hirons's Prabook ID is recorded as 1753069[20].
  • William Hirons's databaseOlympics.com athlete ID is recorded as HIRONWIL01[21].
  • William Hirons's Olympics.com athlete ID is recorded as william-hirons[22].
  • William Hirons's Olympedia people ID is recorded as 18031[23].

Body

Origins and Family

William Hirons was born in Wolston[2]. He was born on +1871-06-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

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

Death and Burial

William Hirons died on +1958-01-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Nottingham[4].

Why It Matters

William Hirons ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

FAQs

Where was William Hirons born?

William Hirons's place of birth was Wolston[2].

Where did William Hirons die?

William Hirons died in Nottingham[4].

What did William Hirons do for work?

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  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.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). William Hirons. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-hirons
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