Bott

Article summary

Bott is an English and German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alan Bott (1893–1952), British military aviator and journalist *Catherine Bott (born 1952), English soprano *Charlie Bott (born 1941), English rugby player *Edward Alexander Bott (1887–1974), Canadian psychologist *Edward Charles Arden Bott (1924–2005), British physician *François Bott (1935–2022), French author *John Bott, English cricketer *Leon Bott (born 1986), Australian rugby league footballer *Leonidas Bott (1889–1969), Australian cricketer *Lloyd Bott (1917–2004), senior Australian public servant *Mark Bott (born 1986), English cricketer *Markus Bott (born 1962), German boxer *Martin Bott (1926–2018), English geophysicist *Nina Bott (born 1978), German actress *Olly Ashall-Bott (born 1997), English rugby league footballer *Randy L. Bott (born 1945), American academic *Raoul Bott (1923–2005), Hungarian-American mathematician *Richard Bott (born 1968), Canadian Protestant minister *Violet Elizabeth Bott, character in a Richmal Crompton novel. *Wilf Bott (1907–1992), English footballer

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1952 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1945 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the date of birth is "1952". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1945". What evidence would count against this claim?
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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365155706