John Taylor

track and field athlete, first African American to win an Olympic gold medal
Person human Q317598
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John Taylor

Summary

John Taylor is a human[1]. His place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2]. He was born on November 3, 1882[3]. He died in Philadelphia[4]. He died on December 2, 1908[5]. He worked as an athletics competitor[6], veterinarian[7], athlete[8], and Olympic champion[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Washington, D.C.[2], John Taylor…
  • John Taylor passed away in Philadelphia[4].
  • John Taylor was born on November 3, 1882[3].
  • John Taylor was born on November 3, 1883[11].
  • John Taylor was born on November 11, 1882[12].
  • John Taylor died on December 2, 1908[5].
  • John Taylor is buried at Eden Cemetery[13].
  • John Taylor held citizenship in United States[14].
  • John Taylor's professions included athletics competitor[6].
  • John Taylor worked as a veterinarian[7].
  • John Taylor worked as an athlete[8].
  • John Taylor's professions included Olympic champion[9].
  • John Taylor's education included a stint at University of Pennsylvania[15].
  • John Taylor is recorded as male[16].
  • John Taylor's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • John Taylor's member of sports team is recorded as Irish American Athletic Club[18].
  • John Taylor's Commons category is recorded as John Taylor (athlete)[19].
  • The cause of death was typhoid fever[20].
  • John Taylor's sport is recorded as athletics[21].
  • John Taylor's family name is recorded as Taylor[22].
  • John Taylor's given name is recorded as John[23].
  • John Taylor's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • John Taylor's participant in is recorded as athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – men's medley relay[25].
  • John Taylor's participant in is recorded as athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – men's 400 metres[26].
  • John Taylor's country for sport is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Taylor's place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2]. Recorded date of birth include November 3, 1882[3], November 3, 1883[11], and November 11, 1882[12].

Education

John Taylor's education included a stint at University of Pennsylvania[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include athletics competitor[6], veterinarian[7], athlete[8], and Olympic champion[9].

Death and Burial

John Taylor died on December 2, 1908[5]. He died in Philadelphia[4]. The cause of death was typhoid fever[20]. He is buried at Eden Cemetery[13].

Why It Matters

John Taylor ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was John Taylor born?

John Taylor was born in Washington, D.C.[2].

Where did John Taylor die?

John Taylor died in Philadelphia[4].

What did John Taylor do for work?

John Taylor worked as athletics competitor[6], veterinarian[7], athlete[8], and Olympic champion[9].

Where did John Taylor go to school?

John Taylor was educated at University of Pennsylvania[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . dla.library.upenn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', '
    Date of birth → +1882-11-03T00:00:00Z, +1883-11-03T00:00:00Z, +1882-11-11T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 4w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14843 → 19895
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  3. 5w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Athletics podium person id → 45388
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  4. 5w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tilastopaja male athlete id → 901378
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  5. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of Pennsylvania
    Participant in → athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – men's medley relay, athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – men's 400 metres
    Sport → athletics
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