Henry Dafel

South African sprinter (1889–1947)
Person human Q665796
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Summary

Henry Dafel was born on January 8, 1889[1], in Pretoria[2]. He died on August 21, 1947[3], in Darling Point[4]. He worked as an athletics competitor[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: South Africa[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Sport: athletics[9]
  • Family name: Davel[10]
  • Given name: Henry[11], Harry[12]
  • Participant in: 1920 Summer Olympics[13]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[14]
  • Country for sport: South Africa[15]
  • Sports discipline competed in: sprinting[16]

Why It Matters

Henry Dafel has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

Where was Henry Dafel born?

Henry Dafel was born in Pretoria[2].

Where did Henry Dafel die?

Henry Dafel died in Darling Point[4].

What did Henry Dafel do for work?

Henry Dafel worked as an athletics competitor[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . the-sports.org. the-sports.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. olympic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. olympic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . olympic.org. olympic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 13
    Place of death → Darling Point
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'ha', 'it', 'no', 'pl', 'sv', 'uk']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 7w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Athletics podium person id → 18199
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Athletics podium person id: 18199, add P13725 (18199) via [[toolforge:trackbot|athpod]]"
  3. 8w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → 1920 Summer Olympics
    Occupation → athletics competitor
    Given name → Henry, Harry
    Sports discipline competed in → sprinting
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tilastopaja male athlete id: 550747, add P3884 (550747) via [[toolforge:trackbot|wa2paja]]"
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