Bill Osmanski

American football player and coach (1915-1996)
Person human Q862348
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Summary

Bill Osmanski was born on December 29, 1915[1], in Providence[2]. He died on December 25, 1996[3], in Chicago[4]. He worked as a dentist[5] and American football player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Educated at: Northwestern University Dental School[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Member of sports team: Chicago Bears[11], Holy Cross Crusaders football[12]
  • Position played on team / speciality: running back[13]
  • Sport: American football[14]
  • Family name: Osmanski[15]
  • Given name: Bill[16]
  • Mass: 197 pounds[17]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[18]
  • P14750: CC73-A913-D778-F673-6A28[19]

Why It Matters

Bill Osmanski is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was Bill Osmanski born?

Bill Osmanski's place of birth was Providence[2].

Where did Bill Osmanski die?

Bill Osmanski passed away in Chicago[4].

What did Bill Osmanski do for work?

Bill Osmanski worked as a dentist[5] and American football player[6].

Where did Bill Osmanski go to school?

Bill Osmanski was educated at Northwestern University Dental School[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . databaseFootball.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 4
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'mg']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Educated at → Northwestern University Dental School
    Pro football reference player id → O/OsmaBi20
    Ncaa statistics coach id → 25265
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