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Lance Tingay

British sports journalist and historian (1915–1990)
Person human Q12747

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
July 15, 1915
Date of death
March 10, 1990
Place of birth
London
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Occupation
sports journalist, journalist, writer
Employer
The Daily Telegraph[9]
Award received
International Tennis Hall of Fame[11]
Notable work
100 years of Wimbledon[10]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Family name
Tingay[15]
Given name
Lance[16]
Manner of death
natural causes[17]
Sport
tennis[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lance Tingay ja ランス・ティンゲイ ru Ланс Тингей zh 蘭斯·汀蓋
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000065134756
VIAF cluster ID
94852569
Library of Congress authority ID
n50011848
GND ID
1082450472
CiNii Research ID
1140845216581504640
DDB person (GND) ID
1082450472
Freebase ID
/m/05x4vfl
Goodreads author ID
1518410
Libraries Australia ID
36551058
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA11537093
NLA Trove people ID
634302
Open Library ID
OL666639A
Show all 16 identifiers +4
Prabook ID
2146893
SVKKL authority ID
p0076223-Tingay-Lance-19151990
Tennis Hall of Fame player ID
lance-tingay
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtmB4wpTXgxwFvfBbGvHC

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Occupation 3
writer, journalist, sports journalist
Award received 1
International Tennis Hall of Fame
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Employer 1
The Daily Telegraph
Given name 1
Lance
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
London
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Lance Tingay's place of birth was London[1]. He was born on July 15, 1915[2]. He passed away in London[3]. He died on March 10, 1990[4]. He worked as a sports journalist[5], journalist[6], and writer[7].

FAQs

Where was Lance Tingay born?

Born in London[1].

Where did Lance Tingay die?

Lance Tingay passed away in London[3].

What did Lance Tingay do for work?

Lance Tingay worked as sports journalist[5], journalist[6], and writer[7].

What awards did Lance Tingay receive?

Honors received include International Tennis Hall of Fame[11].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'it', 'ja', 'oc', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru', 'sv']
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  2. 10w ago · Mitte27 · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → tennis
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  3. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0076223-Tingay-Lance-19151990
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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
    Notable work → 100 years of Wimbledon
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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