Sepp Blatter

8th President of the International Federation of Association Football
Person human Q483437
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Summary

Sepp Blatter was born on March 10, 1936[1], in Visp[2]. He has worked as a sports official[3], economist[4], politician[5], ice hockey player[6], and athlete[7]. He ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,597 views/month, #5,488 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Switzerland[9]
  • Native language: Swiss German[10]
  • Ethnic group: Swiss[11]
  • Award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour[12], Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[13], Order of Francisco de Miranda[14], Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria[15], Order of Merit, 1st class[16], Order of Honour[17], Order of Friendship[18], Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo[19], Order "Danaker"[20], Order of the Two Niles[21], Order of recognition[22], Order of the Republic[23], Order of Zayed[24], National Order of Merit[25]
  • Member of: International Olympic Committee[26]
  • Sex or gender: male[27]
  • Commons category: Joseph Blatter[28]
  • Residence: Zurich[29]
  • Sport: association football[30], ice hockey[31]
  • Family name: Blatter[32]
  • Given name: Josef[33]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Sepp Blatter[34]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[35], English[36], Swiss German[37], French[38], Italian[39], Spanish[40]

Why It Matters

Sepp Blatter has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Sepp Blatter born?

Sepp Blatter was born in Visp[2].

What did Sepp Blatter do for work?

Sepp Blatter worked as a sports official[3], economist[4], politician[5], ice hockey player[6], and athlete[7].

What awards did Sepp Blatter receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[12], Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[13], Order of Francisco de Miranda[14], and Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria[15].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 476807
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 024F-E863-02AF-D5BA-F461
    Signature → Joseph Blatter Signature.svg
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46467|batch #46467]]: HAND ID (7)"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Josef
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Image last checked license → —
    Instance of → human
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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