William Ross

Canadian rower
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Summary

William Ross was born on July 29, 1900[1], in Acton[2]. He died on June 14, 1992[3], in Toronto[4]. He worked as a rower[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: July 27, 1900[7]
  • Country of citizenship: Canada[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Sport: rowing[10]
  • Family name: Ross[11]
  • Given name: William[12]
  • Participant in: rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – men's eight[13]
  • Country for sport: Canada[14]

Why It Matters

William Ross has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

FAQs

Where was William Ross born?

William Ross's place of birth was Acton[2].

Where did William Ross die?

William Ross died in Toronto[4].

What did William Ross do for work?

William Ross worked as a rower[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [1] ↑ . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . World Rowing athlete database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Place of death → Toronto
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'no', 'pl', 'ru', 'uk',
    Occupation → rower
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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