Alan Yentob

British television executive and presenter (1947–2025)
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Alan Yentob

Summary

Alan Yentob is a human[1]. He was born in London[2]. He was born on March 11, 1947[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on May 24, 2025[5]. He worked as a television presenter[6], television producer[7], creative director[8], producer[9], and editing staff[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,431 views/month, #7,102 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Alan Yentob's place of birth was London[2].
  • Alan Yentob passed away in London[4].
  • Alan Yentob was born on March 11, 1947[3].
  • Alan Yentob died on May 24, 2025[5].
  • Alan Yentob held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • English was Alan Yentob's native language[13].
  • Alan Yentob's professions included television presenter[6].
  • Alan Yentob's professions included television producer[7].
  • Alan Yentob's professions included creative director[8].
  • Alan Yentob worked as a producer[9].
  • Alan Yentob's professions included editing staff[10].
  • Among Alan Yentob's employers was British Broadcasting Corporation[14].
  • Alan Yentob's education included a stint at University of Leeds[15].
  • Alan Yentob was educated at The King's School Ely[16].
  • Alan Yentob was educated at University of Grenoble[17].
  • Alan Yentob received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[18].
  • Alan Yentob is recorded as male[19].
  • Alan Yentob's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Alan Yentob's Commons category is recorded as Alan Yentob[21].
  • Alan Yentob's given name is recorded as Alan[22].
  • Alan Yentob's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Alan Yentob's P14750 is recorded as 6417-26D1-ECAD-0F00-5E5F[24].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: GB[26]

  • Began / founded: 1947-03-11[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2025-05-24[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 88cb9e71-f440-4cc1-a297-af1863436acd[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in London[2], Alan Yentob… he was born on March 11, 1947[3]. English was his native language[13].

Education

Educated at University of Leeds[15], a public research university[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1904[32], headquartered in Leeds[33]; The King's School Ely[16], an independent school[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1914[36]; and University of Grenoble[17], a university in France[37], in France[38], founded in 1339[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include television presenter[6], television producer[7], creative director[8], producer[9], and editing staff[10]. Among Alan Yentob's employers was British Broadcasting Corporation[14].

Recognition

Alan Yentob received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[18].

Death and Burial

Alan Yentob died on May 24, 2025[5]. He died in London[4].

Why It Matters

Alan Yentob ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,431 views/month, #7,102 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Alan Yentob born?

Born in London[2], Alan Yentob…

Where did Alan Yentob die?

Alan Yentob passed away in London[4].

What did Alan Yentob do for work?

Alan Yentob worked as television presenter[6], television producer[7], creative director[8], producer[9], and editing staff[10].

Where did Alan Yentob go to school?

Alan Yentob was educated at University of Leeds[15], The King's School Ely[16], and University of Grenoble[17].

What awards did Alan Yentob receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . Who's Who. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . acmi.net.au. acmi.net.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Who's Who. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  19. [5] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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