Benny Brown

Track and field athlete, 400 metres runner, quarter miler (1953-1996)
Person human Q818052
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Benny Brown

Summary

Benny Brown is a human[1]. His place of birth was San Francisco[2]. He was born on September 27, 1953[3]. He died in Ontario[4]. He died on February 1, 1996[5]. He worked as a sprinter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Benny Brown's place of birth was San Francisco[2].
  • Benny Brown died in Ontario[4].
  • Benny Brown was born on September 27, 1953[3].
  • Benny Brown died on February 1, 1996[5].
  • Benny Brown held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Benny Brown's professions included sprinter[6].
  • Benny Brown's education included a stint at University of California, Los Angeles[9].
  • Benny Brown was educated at Sunnyvale High School[10].
  • Benny Brown is recorded as male[11].
  • Benny Brown's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • The cause of death was traffic collision[13].
  • Benny Brown's sport is recorded as athletics[14].
  • Benny Brown's family name is recorded as Brown[15].
  • Benny Brown's given name is recorded as Benjamin[16].
  • Benny Brown's participant in is recorded as 1976 Summer Olympics[17].
  • Benny Brown's country for sport is recorded as United States[18].
  • Benny Brown's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Benjamin Gene Brown'}[19].
  • Benny Brown's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+186'}[20].
  • Benny Brown's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+77'}[21].
  • Benny Brown's P14843 is recorded as 14148[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Benny Brown was born in San Francisco[2]. He was born on September 27, 1953[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Los Angeles[9], a public research university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1919[25], headquartered in Los Angeles[26] and Sunnyvale High School[10], a high school[27], in United States[28].

Career and Affiliations

Benny Brown's professions included sprinter[6].

Death and Burial

Benny Brown died on February 1, 1996[5]. He passed away in Ontario[4]. The cause of death was traffic collision[13].

Why It Matters

Benny Brown ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Benny Brown born?

Born in San Francisco[2], Benny Brown…

Where did Benny Brown die?

Benny Brown died in Ontario[4].

What did Benny Brown do for work?

Benny Brown worked as sprinter[6].

Where did Benny Brown go to school?

Benny Brown was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[9] and Sunnyvale High School[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ko', 'nl', 'no', 'pl',
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 5w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14843 → 14148
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  3. 5w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → 1976 Summer Olympics
    Occupation → sprinter
    Educated at → —
    Athletics podium person id → 18710
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P13725]]: 18710, add P13725 (18710) via [[toolforge:trackbot|athpod]]"
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