Gunnar Höckert

Finnish runner (1910–1940)
Person human Q711754
Gunnar Höckert
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Summary

Gunnar Höckert was born on February 12, 1910[1], in Helsinki[2]. He died on February 11, 1940[3], in Karelian Isthmus[4]. He worked as a long-distance runner[5], athletics competitor[6], and athlete[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Hietaniemi cemetery[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Finland[10]
  • Native language: Swedish[11]
  • Ethnic group: Finland Swedes[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Commons category: Gunnar Höckert[14]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[15]
  • Sport: athletics[16]
  • Given name: Gunnar[17]
  • Participant in: 1936 Summer Olympics[18]
  • Military casualty classification: killed in action[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Finnish[20]
  • Country for sport: Finland[21]
  • Height: 178 cm[22]
  • Mass: 67 kg[23]
  • P14750: 0A01-E9DA-DE70-36C7-CDFA[24]

Why It Matters

Gunnar Höckert has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Gunnar Höckert born?

Gunnar Höckert was born in Helsinki[2].

Where did Gunnar Höckert die?

Gunnar Höckert died in Karelian Isthmus[4].

What did Gunnar Höckert do for work?

Gunnar Höckert worked as a long-distance runner[5], athletics competitor[6], and athlete[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [13] ↑ . BiographySampo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . helsinginseurakunnat.fi. helsinginseurakunnat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 27
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  2. 6w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Athletics podium person id → 18429
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  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 0A01-E9DA-DE70-36C7-CDFA
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Karelian Isthmus
    Country for sport → Finland
    Instance of → human
    Given name → Gunnar
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