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Everett Dirksen

American politician (1896–1969)
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Everett Dirksen
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
January 4, 1896
Date of death
September 7, 1969
Place of birth
Pekin
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
politician, entrepreneur, commissioner, lawyer
Position held
United States representative, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, senator[11][12][13]
Educated at
University of Minnesota Law School, primary school[14][15]
Member of political party
Republican Party[17]
Cause of death
lung cancer[21]
Work location
Washington, D.C., Pekin, Minneapolis[25][26][27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[29]
Family name
Dirksen[23]
Given name
Everett[24]
Manner of death
natural causes[28]
Military branch
United States Army[18]
Military, police or special rank
senior lieutenant, Private[19][20]
Name in native language
Everett Dirksen[30]
Participated in conflict
World War I[22]
Place of burial
Glendale Memorial Gardens[9]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
74700508
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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American Film Institute person ID
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American National Biography ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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C-SPAN person numeric ID
24708
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
24708
Discogs artist ID
892896
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Everett-McKinley-Dirksen
FAST ID
8456
Film.ru person ID
everett-dirksen
Find a Grave memorial ID
2566
Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Geni profile ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Grammy Awards artist ID
everett-m-dirksen, everett-m-dirksen/1858
Harper's tag
everett-mckinley-dirksen
IMDb ID
nm0228221
IdRef ID
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Illinois Center for the Book author ID
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J9U entity ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Munzinger person ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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NE.se ID
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NLP ID
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NNDB people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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PM20 folder ID
pe/004053
Political Graveyard politician ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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U.S. National Archives Identifier
10580717
US Congress Bio ID
D000360
United States House of Representatives ID
12276
WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/b811e2ef-d942-4570-94be-af5010b9b859

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🔗 Connections
Position held 11
United States representative, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator +3 more
Occupation 4
politician, lawyer, entrepreneur, commissioner
Work location 3
Washington, D.C., Minneapolis, Pekin
Educated at 2
primary school, University of Minnesota Law School
Military, police or special rank 2
Private, senior lieutenant
← Characters 2
LBJ, All the Way
Cause of death 1
lung cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Military branch 1
United States Army
Named after 1
Dirksen Senate Office Building
Participated in 1
Let Us Continue
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Place of birth 1
Pekin
Place of death 1
Washington, D.C.
Sex or gender 1
male
← Winner 1
Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
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Summary

Everett Dirksen was born on January 4, 1896[1], in Pekin[2]. He died on September 7, 1969[3], in Washington, D.C.[4]. He worked as a politician[5], entrepreneur[6], commissioner[7], and lawyer[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Everett Dirksen include Dirksen Senate Office Building[31], a congressional office building[32], in United States[33], founded in 1958[34].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Everett Dirksen include Dirksen Senate Office Building[31], a congressional office building[32], in United States[33], founded in 1958[34].

FAQs

Where was Everett Dirksen born?

Everett Dirksen's place of birth was Pekin[2].

Where did Everett Dirksen die?

Everett Dirksen died in Washington, D.C.[4].

What did Everett Dirksen do for work?

Everett Dirksen worked as a politician[5], entrepreneur[6], commissioner[7], and lawyer[8].

Where did Everett Dirksen go to school?

Everett Dirksen was educated at University of Minnesota Law School[14] and primary school[15].

Related Entities

entrepreneur lawyer United States United States senator

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65766: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 6w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → everett-mckinley-dirksen
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: everett-mckinley-dirksen, Matched to everett mckinley dirksen (#289927385) in…"
  3. 25w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → United States representative, United States senator, senator
    Occupation → politician, entrepreneur, commissioner +1
    "Created claim: Position held: senator"
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