Ben Foster

English association football player (born 1983)
Person human Q10585
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Summary

Ben Foster was born on April 3, 1983[1], in Leamington Spa[2]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,024 views/month, #6,209 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[4]
  • Native language: English[5]
  • Sex or gender: male[6]
  • League or competition: Premier League[7]
  • Commons category: Ben Foster (footballer)[8]
  • Position played on team / speciality: goalkeeper[9]
  • Sport: association football[10]
  • Family name: Foster[11]
  • Given name: Ben[12], Anthony[13]
  • Participant in: 2014 FIFA World Cup[14]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[15]
  • Birth name: Ben Anthony Foster[16]
  • Country for sport: England[17]
  • Name in native language: Ben Foster[18]
  • Different from: Ben Foster[19]
  • Start of work period: 2000[20]
  • Height: 193[21]
  • Mass: 79[22]
  • Number of viewers/listeners: 168,917,829[23]
  • Social media followers: 1,240,000[24], 1,430,000[25], 1,470,000[26], 1,460,000[27]
  • P14750: 4B8E-FCDF-A650-7F66-D30F[28]

Why It Matters

Ben Foster has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Ben Foster born?

Ben Foster's place of birth was Leamington Spa[2].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Roger.ec1 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Besoccer player id → 16
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Besoccer player id: 16, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273579|batch #273579]]"
  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 4B8E-FCDF-A650-7F66-D30F
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46458|batch #46458]]: HAND ID (5)"
  3. 18w ago · Jmmuguerza · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image purged at → —
    Native language → English
    Country for sport → England
    Image needs reharvest → —
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Bdfa player id: 53724, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780990562381"
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