Frank Wisner

Head of CIA department (1909–1965)

Person Human Q1313258

Facts

23 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[18]
Date of birth: June 23, 1909
Date of death: October 29, 1965
Place of birth: Laurel
Country of citizenship: United States^[12]
Occupation: jurist, military officer, lawyer, athletics competitor, spy
Employer: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Strategic Services^[14]^[15]
Position held: Director of the National Clandestine Service^[13]
Educated at: University of Virginia School of Law, Woodberry Forest School^[16]^[17]
Spouse: Mary Knowles^[10]
Child: Frank G. Wisner^[11]
Birth name: Frank Gardiner Wisner^[28]
Family name: Wisner^[23]
Given name: Frank, Gardiner^[24]^[25]
Manner of death: suicide^[27]
Military branch: United States Navy^[19]
Military, police or special rank: commander^[20]
Name in native language: Frank Wisner^[29]
Participated in conflict: World War II^[21]
Place of burial: Arlington National Cemetery^[9]
Pseudonym: Wizz^[26]
Sport: athletics^[22]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 14

ISNI: 0000000058300293
VIAF cluster ID: 5865707
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n2016021811
GND ID: 124431917
American National Biography ID: 0700540
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 170100590
Freebase ID: /m/06vkd5
IdRef ID: 188154833
JRC Names ID: 161752
Rodovid ID: 955799
Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID: 19147
WikiTree person ID: Wisner-414

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WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJtmym7KwxC6qpCgX4jXBP
Yale LUX ID: person/4cc6a111-892c-4975-aff8-9910a0dfa238

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🔗 Connections

Occupation 4

lawyer, military officer, jurist, athletics competitor

Educated at 2

University of Virginia School of Law, Woodberry Forest School

Employer 2

Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Strategic Services

Child 1

Frank G. Wisner

Children (paternal) 1

Frank G. Wisner

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Given name 1

Frank

Instance of 1

human

Manner of death 1

suicide

Military branch 1

United States Navy

Participated in conflict 1

World War II

Place of birth 1

Laurel

Place of burial 1

Arlington National Cemetery

Sex or gender 1

male

Sport 1

athletics

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Summary

Frank Wisner was born on June 23, 1909^[1], in Laurel^[2]. He died on October 29, 1965^[3]. He worked as a jurist^[4], military officer^[5], lawyer^[6], athletics competitor^[7], and spy^[8].

FAQs

Where was Frank Wisner born?

Frank Wisner's place of birth was Laurel^[2].

Who was Frank Wisner married to?

Frank Wisner's spouses include Mary Knowles^[10].

What did Frank Wisner do for work?

Frank Wisner worked as a jurist^[4], military officer^[5], lawyer^[6], athletics competitor^[7], and spy^[8].

Where did Frank Wisner go to school?

Frank Wisner was educated at University of Virginia School of Law^[16] and Woodberry Forest School^[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Frank Wisner — place of birth (P19): Laurel. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Frank Wisner — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Frank Wisner — spouse (P26): Mary Knowles. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Frank Wisner — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Frank Wisner — position held (P39): Director of the National Clandestine Service. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Frank Wisner — child (P40): Frank G. Wisner. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-05. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Frank Wisner — educated at (P69): University of Virginia School of Law. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Frank Wisner — educated at (P69): Woodberry Forest School. Retrieved 2021-03-04. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Frank Wisner — occupation (P106): jurist. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Frank Wisner — occupation (P106): military officer. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Frank Wisner — occupation (P106): lawyer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2019-05-20. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Frank Wisner — occupation (P106): athletics competitor. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Frank Wisner — occupation (P106): spy. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Frank Wisner — employer (P108): Central Intelligence Agency. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Frank Wisner — employer (P108): Office of Strategic Services. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Frank Wisner — place of burial (P119): Arlington National Cemetery. ancexplorer.army.mil. ancexplorer.army.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Frank Wisner — military branch (P241): United States Navy. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Frank Wisner — military, police or special rank (P410): Commander. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Frank Wisner — date of birth (P569): June 23, 1909. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Frank Wisner — date of death (P570): October 29, 1965. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Frank Wisner — participated in conflict (P607): World War II. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Frank Wisner — sport (P641): athletics. spartacus-educational.com. spartacus-educational.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Frank Wisner — family name (P734): Wisner. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Frank Wisner — given name (P735): Frank. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Frank Wisner — given name (P735): Gardiner. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Frank Wisner — pseudonym (P742): Wizz. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Frank Wisner — manner of death (P1196): suicide. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Frank Wisner — birth name (P1477): Frank Gardiner Wisner. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Frank Wisner — name in native language (P1559): Frank Wisner. wikidata.org.

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Sex or gender → male

Spouse → Mary Knowles

Given name → Frank, Gardiner

Employer → Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Strategic Services

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