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Vans

American manufacturer of shoes
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Vans

Summary

Vans is a business[1]. Vans ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,953 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vans's instance of is recorded as business[3].
  • Vans's founder is recorded as Paul Van Doren[4].
  • Vans's headquarters location is recorded as Costa Mesa[5].
  • Vans's Commons category is recorded as Vans (brand)[6].
  • Vans's industry is recorded as clothing industry[7].
  • March 16, 1966 marks the founding of Vans[8].
  • Vans's parent organization or unit is recorded as VF Corporation[9].
  • Vans's official website is recorded as https://www.vans.com/[10].
  • Vans's product or material produced is recorded as footwear[11].
  • Vans's legal form is recorded as S.A.[12].
  • Vans's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vans'}[13].
  • Vans's partnership with is recorded as Surf Ghana[14].

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Founding

Vans's founder is recorded as Paul Van Doren[4]. March 16, 1966 marks the founding of Vans[8].

Operations

Vans's headquarters location is recorded as Costa Mesa[5]. Vans's parent organization or unit is recorded as VF Corporation[9].

Industry

Vans's industry is recorded as clothing industry[7].

Ownership

Vans's product or material produced is recorded as footwear[11].

Why It Matters

Vans ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,953 views/month).[2] Vans has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Vans is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Parent organization or unit → VF Corporation
    Musicbrainz label id → 3e9fb86f-a7bc-425d-9a87-31573e89c206
    P14750 → 522F-34B5-393A-A371-D0A1
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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