Willie Pep

Italian-American boxer
Person human Q1337778
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Willie Pep

Summary

Willie Pep is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hartford[2]. He was born on +1922-09-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2006-11-23T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a boxer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (289 views/month, #7,052 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Willie Pep was born in Hartford[2].
  • Willie Pep was born on +1922-09-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Willie Pep died on +2006-11-23T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Willie Pep held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Willie Pep worked as a boxer[5].
  • Willie Pep received the International Boxing Hall of Fame[8].
  • Willie Pep received the WBA World Featherweight Champion[9].
  • Willie Pep received the WBA World Featherweight Champion[10].
  • Willie Pep received the The Ring World Featherweight Champion[11].
  • Willie Pep received the The Ring World Featherweight Champion[12].
  • Willie Pep received the Barney Nagler Award[13].
  • Willie Pep's image is recorded as Willie Pep 1950.jpg[14].
  • Willie Pep is recorded as male[15].
  • Willie Pep's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Willie Pep's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315534165[17].
  • Willie Pep's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015034882[18].
  • Willie Pep's Commons category is recorded as Willie Pep[19].
  • The cause of death was Alzheimer's disease[20].
  • Willie Pep's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 16760577[21].
  • Willie Pep's commemorates is recorded as Willie Pep Skatepark[22].
  • Willie Pep's sport is recorded as boxing[23].
  • Willie Pep's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/015j8x[24].
  • Willie Pep's family name is recorded as Pep[25].
  • Willie Pep's given name is recorded as Guglielmo[26].
  • Willie Pep's medical condition is recorded as Alzheimer's disease[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Willie Pep's place of birth was Hartford[2]. He was born on +1922-09-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Willie Pep worked as a boxer[5].

Recognition

Awards received include International Boxing Hall of Fame[8], a sports hall of fame[28], in United States[29], founded in 1990[30]; WBA World Featherweight Champion[9]; The Ring World Featherweight Champion[11]; Barney Nagler Award[13], an award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1940[33]; and The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year[34], an award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1928[37].

Death and Burial

Willie Pep died on +2006-11-23T00:00:00Z[4]. The cause of death was Alzheimer's disease[20].

Why It Matters

Willie Pep ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (289 views/month, #7,052 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

FAQs

Where was Willie Pep born?

Willie Pep's place of birth was Hartford[2].

What did Willie Pep do for work?

Willie Pep worked as boxer[5].

What awards did Willie Pep receive?

Honors received include International Boxing Hall of Fame[8], WBA World Featherweight Champion[9], WBA World Featherweight Champion[10], and The Ring World Featherweight Champion[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . list of WBA world champions. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . list of WBA world champions. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . list of The Ring world champions. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . list of The Ring world champions. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . bwaa.org. Retrieved . bwaa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [34] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [4] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . sports.espn.go.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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