Alan Cunningham

British Army general (1887–1983)
Person human Q372479
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Alan Cunningham was born on May 1, 1887[1], in Dublin[2]. He died on January 30, 1983[3], in Royal Tunbridge Wells[4]. He worked as a military officer[5] and soldier[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,595 views/month, #7,116 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Dean Cemetery[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[9]
  • Educated at: Cheltenham College[10]
  • Award received: Military Cross[11], Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath[12], Distinguished Service Order[13], Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George[14], Commander of the Legion of Merit[15], Victory Medal[16], Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar[17], Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown[18], Order of Menelik II[19], British War Medal[20]
  • Sex or gender: male[21]
  • Military branch: British Army[22]
  • Commons category: Alan Cunningham[23]
  • Military, police or special rank: general[24]
  • Commander of (DEPRECATED): 51st (Highland) Division[25]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[26], World War II[27]
  • Family name: Cunningham[28]
  • Given name: Alan[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[30]
  • Start of work period: 1906[31]

Why It Matters

Alan Cunningham has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Alan Cunningham born?

Alan Cunningham was born in Dublin[2].

Where did Alan Cunningham die?

Alan Cunningham passed away in Royal Tunbridge Wells[4].

What did Alan Cunningham do for work?

Alan Cunningham worked as a military officer[5] and soldier[6].

Where did Alan Cunningham go to school?

Alan Cunningham was educated at Cheltenham College[10].

What awards did Alan Cunningham receive?

Honors received include Military Cross[11], Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath[12], Distinguished Service Order[13], and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . unithistories.com. unithistories.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . unithistories.com. unithistories.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . unithistories.com. unithistories.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . unithistories.com. unithistories.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . unithistories.com. unithistories.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . unithistories.com. unithistories.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . unithistories.com. unithistories.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . unithistories.com. unithistories.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . unithistories.com. unithistories.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Alan Cunningham. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/alan-cunningham
MLA “Alan Cunningham.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 16 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/alan-cunningham.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_alan-cunningham_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Alan Cunningham}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/alan-cunningham}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Alan Cunningham — https://4ort.xyz/entity/alan-cunningham (retrieved 2026-10-16)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/alan-cunningham · Last refreshed:

Edit History

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. 9h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'n
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||nb */ other names, source for place of birth, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests for"
  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military, police or special rank → general
    Given name → Alan
    Family name → Cunningham
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.