Dick Grant

Canadian long distance runner (1878–1958)
Person human Q1209665
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Summary

Dick Grant was born on August 3, 1878[1], in Manitoba[2]. He died on January 9, 1958[3], in St. Catharines[4]. He worked as a marathon runner[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Educated at: Harvard University[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Sport: athletics[10]
  • Family name: Grant[11]
  • Given name: Dick[12]
  • Participant in: 1900 Summer Olympics[13]
  • Country for sport: United States[14]
  • Sports discipline competed in: marathon[15]

Why It Matters

Dick Grant has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

Where was Dick Grant born?

Dick Grant's place of birth was Manitoba[2].

Where did Dick Grant die?

Dick Grant died in St. Catharines[4].

What did Dick Grant do for work?

Dick Grant worked as a marathon runner[5].

Where did Dick Grant go to school?

Dick Grant was educated at Harvard University[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20h ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'lv']
    Intersportstats athlete id → 3000592444
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  2. 16w ago · Anr · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sports discipline competed in → marathon
    Family name → Grant
    Citizenship → —
    Instance of → human
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