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William Anderson

United States naval officer (1921–2007)
Person Human Q2577868

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
June 17, 1921
Date of death
February 25, 2007
Place of birth
Bakerville
Place of death
Leesburg
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
politician, military officer, submariner, commandant, soldier
Position held
United States representative[12]
Educated at
United States Naval Academy[13]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[18]
Award received
Bronze Star Medal, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, Founder’s Medal[14][15][16]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Family name
Anderson[22]
Given name
William[23]
Military branch
United States Navy[19]
Military, police or special rank
captain[20]
Name in native language
William Anderson[26]
Participated in conflict
World War II[21]
Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Anderson en William Robert Anderson ar ويليام أندرسون de William Robert Anderson fa ویلیام آر. اندرسن fi William Anderson (naval officer) he ויליאם ר. אנדרסון ja ウィリアム・アンダーソン
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000080917775
VIAF cluster ID
12428689
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82059182
GND ID
136199704
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William Anderson.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90604368
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12666406b
CANTIC ID
981058521387506706
CiNii Research ID
1140000791559014912
DDB person (GND) ID
136199704
De Agostini ID
Anderson,+William
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/William-R-Anderson
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FAST ID
1452598
Find a Grave memorial ID
18249591
Freebase ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m049jvb
IdRef ID
252878310
J9U entity ID
987009748029205171
LegiStorm person ID
141451
Munzinger person ID
00000008887
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA1024042X
NDL Authority ID
00519576
NNDB people ID
340/000129950
NUKAT ID
n2011155635
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810585957505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX897285
National Virtual Library of India ID
255532
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072585803
Open Library ID
OL1002648A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
34006
PUG authority ID
13310
Parsifal cluster ID
345064
Prabook ID
566874
SBN author ID
RAVV071530
SNAC ARK ID
w67q2gv0
Tennessee Encyclopedia ID
william-robert-anderson
US Congress Bio ID
A000203
United States House of Representatives ID
8538
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058521387506706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1140983
WikiTree person ID
Anderson-38739
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/2634b113-5721-42fe-9638-3beb8328d9e8

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Occupation 3
politician, military officer, submariner
Award received 2
Bronze Star Medal, Founder’s Medal
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
United States Naval Academy
Family name 1
Anderson
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Military branch 1
United States Navy
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of burial 1
Arlington National Cemetery
Place of death 1
Leesburg
Position held 1
United States representative
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
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Summary

William Anderson was born on June 17, 1921[1], in Bakerville[2]. He died on February 25, 2007[3], in Leesburg[4]. He worked as a politician[5], military officer[6], submariner[7], commandant[8], and soldier[9].

FAQs

Where was William Anderson born?

William Anderson's place of birth was Bakerville[2].

Where did William Anderson die?

William Anderson passed away in Leesburg[4].

What did William Anderson do for work?

William Anderson worked as a politician[5], military officer[6], submariner[7], commandant[8], and soldier[9].

Where did William Anderson go to school?

William Anderson was educated at United States Naval Academy[13].

What awards did William Anderson receive?

Honors received include Bronze Star Medal[14], Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[15], and Founder’s Medal[16].

Related Entities

United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Gold Medal Recipients. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62824: add P1810 to P396"
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    SBN author ID → RAVV071530
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    Occupation → politician, military officer, submariner +1
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