William Porter

American track and field athlete (1926–2000)
Person human Q944543
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William Porter

Summary

William Porter is a human[1]. His place of birth was Jackson[2]. He was born on +1926-03-24T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Irvine[4]. He died on +2000-03-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor[6] and screenwriter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • William Porter's place of birth was Jackson[2].
  • William Porter passed away in Irvine[4].
  • William Porter was born on +1926-03-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Porter died on +2000-03-10T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Porter held citizenship in United States[9].
  • William Porter's professions included athletics competitor[6].
  • William Porter worked as a screenwriter[7].
  • William Porter was educated at Western Michigan University[10].
  • William Porter's image is recorded as William Porter 1948.jpg[11].
  • William Porter is recorded as male[12].
  • William Porter's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Porter's Commons category is recorded as William Porter (athlete)[14].
  • William Porter's sport is recorded as athletics[15].
  • William Porter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03st6m[16].
  • William Porter's family name is recorded as Porter[17].
  • William Porter's given name is recorded as William[18].
  • William Porter's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14556812[19].
  • William Porter's participant in is recorded as 1948 Summer Olympics[20].
  • William Porter's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as po/bill-porter-1[21].
  • William Porter's country for sport is recorded as United States[22].
  • William Porter's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William «Bill» Franklin Porter III'}[23].
  • William Porter's different from is recorded as William Porter[24].
  • William Porter's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+190'}[25].
  • William Porter's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+73'}[26].
  • William Porter's Prabook ID is recorded as 1961567[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Porter was born in Jackson[2]. He was born on +1926-03-24T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William Porter was educated at Western Michigan University[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include athletics competitor[6] and screenwriter[7].

Death and Burial

William Porter died on +2000-03-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Irvine[4].

Why It Matters

William Porter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was William Porter born?

William Porter was born in Jackson[2].

Where did William Porter die?

William Porter died in Irvine[4].

What did William Porter do for work?

William Porter worked as athletics competitor[6] and screenwriter[7].

Where did William Porter go to school?

William Porter was educated at Western Michigan University[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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