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William Popple

British colonial governor and writer
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Summary

William Popple was born on 1700[1]. He died on February 8, 1764[2], in Hampstead[3]. He worked as a politician[4] and playwright[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Position held: Governor of Bermuda[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Given name: William[9]
  • Relative: William Popple[10]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[11]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[12]
  • Sibling: Q140317371[13]

FAQs

Where did William Popple die?

William Popple passed away in Hampstead[3].

What did William Popple do for work?

William Popple worked as a politician[4] and playwright[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [1] ↑ . Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.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. 8d ago · Rouletteer · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Q140317371
    Sitelink count → 1
    Wikipedia languages → ['en']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Sibling: Q140317371"
  2. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Languages spoken, written or signed: English, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263732|batch #263732]]"
  3. 24w ago · Rouletteer · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → William
    Nationale thesaurus voor auteursnamen id → 177021179
    Instance of → human
    Place of death → Hampstead
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Position held: Governor of Bermuda"
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