Sam Ferris

British long-distance runner
Person human Q972925
Sam Ferris
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Sam Ferris was born on August 29, 1900, in Northern Ireland.[1]

He died on March 21, 1980, in Torquay.

Key Facts

  • Sam Ferris was born in Northern Ireland[2].
  • Born in Dromore[8].
  • Sam Ferris passed away in Torquay[4].
  • Sam Ferris was born on August 29, 1900[3].
  • Sam Ferris died on March 21, 1980[5].
  • Sam Ferris held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Sam Ferris held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • Sam Ferris's professions included marathon runner[6].
  • Sam Ferris is recorded as male[11].
  • Sam Ferris's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Sam Ferris's Commons category is recorded as Sam Ferris[13].
  • Sam Ferris's sport is recorded as athletics[14].
  • Sam Ferris's family name is recorded as Ferris[15].
  • Sam Ferris's given name is recorded as Samuel[16].
  • Sam Ferris's participant in is recorded as 1932 Summer Olympics[17].
  • Sam Ferris's participant in is recorded as 1928 Summer Olympics[18].
  • Sam Ferris's participant in is recorded as 1924 Summer Olympics[19].
  • Sam Ferris's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Sam Ferris's height is recorded as {'unit': 'centimetre', 'amount': '+174'}[21].
  • Sam Ferris's sports discipline competed in is recorded as marathon[22].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Northern Ireland[2], a constituent country of the United Kingdom[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1921[25] and Dromore[8], a human settlement[26], in United Kingdom[27]. Sam Ferris was born on August 29, 1900[3].

Career and Affiliations

Sam Ferris worked as a marathon runner[6].

Death and Burial

Sam Ferris died on March 21, 1980[5]. He passed away in Torquay[4].

Why It Matters

Sam Ferris ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Sam Ferris born?

Born in Northern Ireland[2].

Where did Sam Ferris die?

Sam Ferris died in Torquay[4].

What did Sam Ferris do for work?

Sam Ferris worked as marathon runner[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Dictionary of Irish Biography. wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Northern Ireland, Dromore
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'no', '
    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. 5w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Occupation → marathon runner
    Participant in → 1932 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics, 1924 Summer Olympics
    Athletics podium person id → 8077
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Athletics podium person id: 8077, add P13725 (8077) via [[toolforge:trackbot|athpod]]"
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