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Eddie the Eagle

British ski jumper
Person Human Q550548

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
December 5, 1963
Place of birth
Cheltenham, United Kingdom[1][5]
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[6]
Occupation
ski jumper, singer
Field of work
sport[7]
Educated at
De Montfort University, Dunalley Street Primary School[8][9]
Official website
eddie-the-eagle.co.uk[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Country for sport
United Kingdom[20]
Different from
Eddie Edwards[23]
Family name
Edwards[13]
Given name
Michael, David[14][15]
Hair color
red hair[22]
Height
+173
Mass
+74
Name in native language
Michael David Edwards[21]
Participant in
1988 Winter Olympics[17]
Personal best
+73.5
Present in work
Eddie the Eagle[19]
Residence
Woodchester[11]
Sport
ski jumping[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Eddie Edwards en Michael Thomas Edwards en Michael Edwards en Eddie the Eagle ar إدي إدواردز " النسر" cs Michael Edwards cs Eagle Edwards de Michael Thomas Edwards de Eddi the eagle de Eddie Edwards de Eddie the Eagle de Eddy the Eagle es Eddie the Eagle es Michael Thomas Edwards fa ادی عقاب ادواردز fi Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards fi Michael Edwards fr Eddie the Eagle fr Michael Thomas Edwards he מייקל אדוארדס
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000056260435
VIAF cluster ID
83536006
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nb2009007351
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards in Calgary 2017-03-05 (crop).jpg ↗
CineMagia person ID
1379965
Discogs artist ID
1181862
FAST ID
1947318
FIS ski jumper ID
15142
Film.ru person ID
eddie-the-eagle-edwards
Filmfront person ID (archived)
194077
Freebase ID
/m/02kj6c
GTAA ID
96068
Show all 28 identifiers +16
HAND ID
0C6A-C9E6-C679-9143-C6B7
IMDb ID
nm1638040
MusicBrainz artist ID
2a63e44c-4f51-4505-8467-7d9340ae19c9
NL CR AUT ID
xx0210604
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810534413005606
Olympedia people ID
85413
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
michael-edwards
Olympics.com athlete ID
michael-edwards
SBN author ID
SBNV074533
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ed/eddie-edwards-1
TMDB person ID
2240366
TV Maze person ID
103609
Team GB athlete ID
eddie-edwards, 3lD1hcMOj1qgGLeugELCrk
The-Sports.org athlete ID
98130
Trading Card Database name ID
93697
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwRXqJhYXXwq93JDjhJXd

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🔗 Connections
Given name 2
David, Michael
Occupation 2
singer, ski jumper
Place of birth 2
United Kingdom, Cheltenham
Country for sport 1
United Kingdom
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Different from 1
Eddie Edwards
Educated at 1
De Montfort University
Family name 1
Edwards
Field of work 1
sport
Hair color 1
red hair
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Named after 1
Eddie the Eagle
Participant in 1
1988 Winter Olympics
Present in work 1
Eddie the Eagle
Residence 1
Woodchester
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
ski jumping
← Characters 1
Eddie the Eagle
← Dedicated to 1
Eddie the Eagle
← Different from 1
Eddie Edwards
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Summary

Born in Cheltenham[1], he… he was born on December 5, 1963[2]. He worked as a ski jumper[3] and singer[4].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Cheltenham[1], a town[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1226[26] and United Kingdom[5], a sovereign state[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1801[29].

Education

Educated at De Montfort University[8], a public university[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1992[32] and Dunalley Street Primary School[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Eddie the Eagle include he[33], a film[34], directed by Dexter Fletcher[35].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include he[33], a film[34], directed by Dexter Fletcher[35].

FAQs

Where was Eddie the Eagle born?

Eddie the Eagle's place of birth was Cheltenham[1].

What did Eddie the Eagle do for work?

Eddie the Eagle worked as ski jumper[3] and singer[4].

Where did Eddie the Eagle go to school?

Eddie the Eagle was educated at De Montfort University[8] and Dunalley Street Primary School[9].

Related Entities

sport United Kingdom

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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  11. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    TV Maze person ID → 103609
    "Created claim: TV Maze person ID: 103609, batch #270242"
  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Height → 173
    Sex or gender → male
    Educated at → De Montfort University, Dunalley Street Primary School
    Sport → ski jumping
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46469: HAND ID (8)"
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