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William Kinnear

Scottish rower (1880–1974)
Person human Q1680129

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
December 3, 1880
Date of death
March 5, 1974
Place of birth
Marykirk
Place of death
Leicester
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[6][7]
Occupation
rower
Cause of death
heart failure[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Family name
Kinnear[11]
Given name
William[12]
Manner of death
natural causes[13]
Participant in
rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – men's single sculls[14]
Sport
rowing[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Duthie Kinnear en William Kinnear en William Nicoll Duthie Kinnear es William Nicoll Duthie Kinnear fa ویلیام کینیر fr Wally Kinnear nl Wally Kinnear nl William Nicoll Duthie "Wally" Kinnear pt William Duthie Kinnear ru Киннир, Уильям ru Уильям Киннир uk Валлі Кіннір zh 沃利·金尼尔
🔖 Identifiers · 13
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
1912 William Kinnear.JPG ↗
DatabaseOlympics.com athlete ID (archived)
KINNEWAL01
Freebase ID
/m/02qmmxz
Olympedia people ID
37355
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
william-kinnear
Olympics.com athlete ID
william-duthie-kinnear
Open Plaques subject ID
5115
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
103705
Prabook ID
1749739
Scottish Sports Hall of Fame inductee ID
g-k/william-kinnear, william-kinnear
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ki/wally-kinnear-1
World Rowing rower ID
27602
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World Rowing rower UUID
71172b5f-0840-4f78-9115-797baeae5cc4

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Cause of death 1
heart failure
Family name 1
Kinnear
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Occupation 1
rower
Participant in 1
rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – men's single sculls
Participated in 1
rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – men's single sculls
Place of birth 1
Marykirk
Place of death 1
Leicester
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
rowing
← Winner 1
rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – men's single sculls
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Summary

William Kinnear was born on December 3, 1880[1], in Marykirk[2]. He died on March 5, 1974[3], in Leicester[4]. He worked as a rower[5].

FAQs

Where was William Kinnear born?

William Kinnear's place of birth was Marykirk[2].

Where did William Kinnear die?

William Kinnear passed away in Leicester[4].

What did William Kinnear do for work?

William Kinnear worked as a rower[5].

Related Entities

Leicester United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Olympedia. Retrieved . olympedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . olympedia.org. Retrieved . olympedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · William Avery Bot bot · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → rowing
    Place of birth → Marykirk
    Occupation → —
    Place of death → Leicester
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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