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John DeWitt

American football player, track and field athlete (1881-1930)
Person Human Q1699787
John DeWitt

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
October 29, 1881
Date of death
July 28, 1930
Place of birth
Phillipsburg
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
athletics competitor, American football player
Educated at
Princeton University[9]
Country for sport
United States[14]
Different from
John L. DeWitt[15]
Given name
John[12]
Mass
+198[16]
Participant in
1904 Summer Olympics[13]
Place of burial
Riegelsville Union Cemetery[7]
Sport
athletics[11]
Sports discipline competed in
hammer throw[17]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000501692296
VIAF cluster ID
7147121635726391099
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2016042649
Athletics Podium person ID
17984
College Football HoF ID
1236
Find a Grave memorial ID
35631406
Freebase ID
/m/0ks641
HAND ID
F241-1997-8997-BE67-6DA3
Olympedia people ID
78307
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
john-dewitt
Olympics.com athlete ID
john-dewitt
Prabook ID
2235600
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Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
de/john-dewitt-1
Tilastopaja male athlete ID
903067
Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID
1551
World Athletics athlete ID
14992115
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbWBrCRYHHh4pyyTFHgrq

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Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Different from 1
John L. DeWitt
Educated at 1
Princeton University
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
athletics competitor
Participant in 1
1904 Summer Olympics
Participated in 1
athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – men's hammer throw
Place of birth 1
Phillipsburg
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
athletics
Sports discipline competed in 1
hammer throw
← Different from 1
John L. DeWitt
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Summary

Born in Phillipsburg[1], he… he was born on October 29, 1881[2]. He passed away in New York City[3]. He died on July 28, 1930[4]. He worked as an athletics competitor[5] and American football player[6].

FAQs

Where was John DeWitt born?

John DeWitt was born in Phillipsburg[1].

Where did John DeWitt die?

John DeWitt passed away in New York City[3].

What did John DeWitt do for work?

John DeWitt worked as athletics competitor[5] and American football player[6].

Where did John DeWitt go to school?

John DeWitt was educated at Princeton University[9].

Related Entities

New York City United States

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  1. 9w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Athletics Podium person ID → 17984
    HAND ID → F241-1997-8997-BE67-6DA3
    "Created claim: Athletics Podium person ID: 17984, add P13725 (17984) via athpod"
  2. 20w ago · Anr · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sports discipline competed in → hammer throw
    Instance of → human
    Educated at → Princeton University
    Occupation → athletics competitor, American football player
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #37782"
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