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William J. Bennett

American pundit (1943-)
Person human Q1251932

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
July 31, 1943, July 3, 1943[8]
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
radio personality, politician, political scientist, opinion journalist, pundit, lawyer, non-fiction writer[10][11]
Employer
Boston University
Field of work
politics, political science, opinion journalism[12][13][14]
Position held
United States Secretary of Education, National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Educated at
Williams College, Harvard Law School, University of Texas at Austin, Gonzaga College High School[15]
Member of political party
Republican Party, Democratic Party[19][20]
Award received
Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa[16]
Sibling
Robert S. Bennett[30]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Short name
Bill Bennett[28]
Described by source
Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Politics (2006 ed.)[24]
Different from
William Bennett[29]
Family name
Bennett[21]
Given name
William, John[22][23]
Member of
Committee on the Present Danger[17]
Name in native language
William John Bennett[27]
Nickname
Bill[26]
P14750
D3C3-96B1-A05F-9732-CA42
Social media followers
42k (41k–47k, n=3)[31][32][33]
🏷️ Also known as
en William J. Bennett en William John Bennett en Bill Bennett en William Bennett ar وليام بينيت cs Bill Bennett de William John Bennett es William John Bennett fa ویلیام بنت he ויליאם בנט ja ベネット ja ウィリアム・ジョン・ベネット ko 윌리엄 베넷 ko 윌리엄 존 베넷 ko 빌 베넷 ko 윌리엄 J. 베넷 pt William J. Bennett ru Беннетт, Уильям ru Уильям Беннетт uk Вільям Беннетт
🔖 Identifiers · 57
ISNI
0000000373949949
VIAF cluster ID
1290600
Library of Congress authority ID
n79078710
GND ID
170747751
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bill Bennett by Gage Skidmore.jpg ↗
AllSides ID
william-bennett
Angelicum ID
59293
BIBSYS ID
90787734
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
BennettWilliamJ(WilliamJohn)1943-
C-SPAN person numeric ID
5667
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
5667
CANTIC ID
981058618439306706
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CONOR.SI ID
35650147
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11157842
CiNii Research ID
1140000791842791936
DBC author ID
87097968114195
FAST ID
39251
Facebook username
Dr.BillBennett
Film.ru person ID
william-j-bennett
Freebase ID
/m/01fhz1
Goodreads author ID
13930
Harper's tag
william-j-william-john-bennett
IMDb ID
nm1184423
IdRef ID
082986797
Kinobox person ID
931008
Libraries Australia ID
35017442
Libris-URI
75kmqq2r2sjk49s
LittleSis people ID
132972
Munzinger person ID
00000018770
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02688203
NDL Authority ID
00540958
NL CR AUT ID
mub20191036101
NLA Trove people ID
791997
NSK (VIAF) ID
000125202
NSK ID
981005776489309366
NUKAT ID
n99066806
National Library of Brazil ID
000577713
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007427053305171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC199632865
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:LO1;=vN
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810584198705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067803423
Notable Names Database ID
493/000022427
Open Library ID
OL29887A
PUG authority ID
138150
Parsifal cluster ID
245676
Podchaser creator ID
107aDreMGF
PolitiFact people and groups ID
bill-bennett
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
7342
Prabook ID
3476662
RERO ID (legacy)
A002990907
SELIBR ID
269393
SNAC ARK ID
w6cv5357
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10581176
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvd37Pr6JJXVmpyyCT4MP
X (Twitter) username
WilliamJBennett
Yale LUX ID
person/5bc9a20d-eff4-4915-8810-ab3a970f6e05

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Occupation 6
lawyer, politician, radio personality, pundit, opinion journalist, non-fiction writer
Educated at 3
University of Texas at Austin, Harvard Law School, Williams College
Field of work 3
politics, political science, opinion journalism
Position held 3
United States Secretary of Education, National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Given name 2
John, William
Member of political party 2
Republican Party, Democratic Party
Award received 1
Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Boston University
Family name 1
Bennett
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Brooklyn
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

William J. Bennett was born on July 31, 1943[1], in Brooklyn[2]. He has worked as a radio personality[3], politician[4], political scientist[5], opinion journalist[6], and pundit[7].

FAQs

Where was William J. Bennett born?

William J. Bennett was born in Brooklyn[2].

What did William J. Bennett do for work?

William J. Bennett worked as a radio personality[3], politician[4], political scientist[5], opinion journalist[6], and pundit[7].

Where did William J. Bennett go to school?

William J. Bennett was educated at Gonzaga College High School[15].

What awards did William J. Bennett receive?

Honors received include Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa[16].

Related Entities

lawyer political science politics United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . LittleSis. Retrieved . littlesis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . presentdangerchina.org. presentdangerchina.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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