Mark Bailey

Article summary

Mark Bailey may refer to: *Mark Bailey (diplomat) (1951–2021), Canadian diplomat *Mark Bailey (American football) (born 1954), American football running back *Mark Bailey (rugby union) (born 1960), English rugby player, headmaster and professor of Later Medieval History *Mark Bailey (baseball) (1961–2026), American catcher in Major League Baseball *Mark Bailey (conductor) (born 1962), conductor and composer of Slavic sacred music *Mark Bailey (cricketer) (born 1970), New Zealand cricketer *Mark Bailey (footballer) (born 1976), former professional football defender *Mark Bailey (politician) (born 1968), Australian politician *Mark Bailey (writer) (born 1968), American writer *Bill Bailey (born 1965), real name Mark Bailey, British comedian *Mark Bailey, a personal trainer on the British TV series The Biggest Loser

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1954 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the date of birth is "1954". What evidence would count against this claim?
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4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1356575334