Wallace
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English-language surname
Scottish knight
Scottish surname
actor
basketball player
essayist
evolutionary biologist
human
naturalist
novelist
politician
screenwriter
surname
television journalist
writer
Wallace is a common English and Scottish surname borne by numerous notable figures in politics, science, and the arts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wallace canonical | 64 |
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language surname
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Scottish knight ⓘ Scottish surname ⓘ actor ⓘ basketball player ⓘ essayist ⓘ evolutionary biologist ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ naturalist ⓘ novelist ⓘ politician ⓘ politician ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ surname ⓘ television journalist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Anglo-Norman French "waleis"
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Old French word "waleis" ⓘ |
| diedIn |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| hasEtymologicalMeaning |
Welshman
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foreigner ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | William ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin |
English
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Old French ⓘ Scots ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Alfred Russel Wallace
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Ben Wallace ⓘ David Foster Wallace ⓘ Dee Wallace ⓘ Edgar Wallace ⓘ George Wallace ⓘ Henry A. Wallace ⓘ Mike Wallace ⓘ Randall Wallace ⓘ William Wallace ⓘ
surface form:
Sir William Wallace of Elderslie
William Wallace ⓘ |
| hasRegionOfOrigin |
England
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Scotland ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Wallacek
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Wallach ⓘ Wallis ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
Australia
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Canada ⓘ English-speaking countries ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
crime novels
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independently conceiving the theory of evolution by natural selection ⓘ leading the Scottish resistance against English rule ⓘ Infinite Jest ⓘ
surface form:
novel "Infinite Jest"
playing in the National Basketball Association ⓘ work on the TV program "60 Minutes" ⓘ writing the film "Braveheart" ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Alabama
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Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| usedAs |
family name
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surname ⓘ |
Referenced by (64)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Henry Agard Wallace
subject surface form:
Christopher Jordan Wallace
subject surface form:
The Notorious B.I.G.