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Bob Simpson

Australian cricketer (1936–2025)
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Bob Simpson
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Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
February 3, 1936
Date of death
August 16, 2025
Place of birth
Marrickville
Place of death
Sydney
Country of citizenship
Australia[6]
Occupation
cricketer
Educated at
Tempe High School[7]
Award received
Wisden Cricketer of the Year, Australian Sports Medal, Officer of the Order of Australia, Centenary Medal, Member of the Order of Australia, Athlete Member of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, ICC Cricket Hall of Fame[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Birth name
Robert Baddeley Simpson[25]
Country for sport
Bermuda[26]
Family name
Simpson[21]
Given name
Bob, Robert, Baddeley[22][23][24]
Member of sports team
New South Wales cricket team, Australia national cricket team, Western Australia cricket team[17][18][19]
Sport
cricket[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bob Simpson en Robert Baddeley Simpson ar بوب سيمبسون de Robert Baddeley Simpson es Bobby Simpson es Robert Baddeley Simpson fa باب سیمپسون hi बॉब सिम्पसन ru Боб Симпсон
🔖 Identifiers · 14
ISNI
0000000063845810
VIAF cluster ID
11598698
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n97113750
Cricinfo player ID
7619
CricketArchive player ID
1060
FAST ID
408108
Freebase ID
/m/0571j9
NLA Trove people ID
467454
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
305270990
Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductee ID
bob-simpson
Trading Card Database name ID
152849
WikiTree person ID
Simpson-33133
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Wisden.com ID
bob-simpson-283
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkXtqWBxWQd9cqbbc6kDq

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🔗 Connections
Award received 5
Centenary Medal, Australian Sports Medal, ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, Wisden Cricketer of the Year, Australian Cricket Hall of Fame
Member of sports team 3
Australia national cricket team, New South Wales cricket team, Western Australia cricket team
Country for sport 1
Bermuda
Country of citizenship 1
Australia
Family name 1
Simpson
Given name 1
Bob
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
cricketer
Place of birth 1
Marrickville
Place of death 1
Sydney
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
cricket
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Summary

Bob Simpson was born on February 3, 1936[1], in Marrickville[2]. He died on August 16, 2025[3], in Sydney[4]. He worked as a cricketer[5].

FAQs

Where was Bob Simpson born?

Bob Simpson's place of birth was Marrickville[2].

Where did Bob Simpson die?

Bob Simpson died in Sydney[4].

What did Bob Simpson do for work?

Bob Simpson worked as a cricketer[5].

Where did Bob Simpson go to school?

Bob Simpson was educated at Tempe High School[7].

What awards did Bob Simpson receive?

Honors received include Wisden Cricketer of the Year[8], Australian Sports Medal[9], Officer of the Order of Australia[10], and Centenary Medal[11].

Related Entities

Australia Sydney

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . sahof.org.au. Retrieved . sahof.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Sport Australia Hall of Fame database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . sahof.org.au. Retrieved . sahof.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . sahof.org.au. Retrieved . sahof.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . 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. 4d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Wisden Cricketer of the Year, Australian Sports Medal, Officer of the Order of Australia +2
    Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductee ID → bob-simpson
    "Changed claim: Award received: Athlete Member of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame"
  2. 4d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductee ID → bob-simpson
    "Created claim: Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductee ID: bob-simpson"
  3. 4d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Birth name → Robert Baddeley Simpson
    "Created claim: Birth name: Robert Baddeley Simpson"
  4. 4d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Bob, Robert, Baddeley
    "Created claim: Given name: Baddeley"
  5. 4d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Bob, Robert, Baddeley
    "Created claim: Given name: Robert"
  6. 4d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Given name: Bob"
  7. 4d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Date of birth: 3 February 1936"
  8. 4d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Place of birth: Marrickville"
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