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Fergal Keane

Irish journalist
Person Human Q3068772

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
January 6, 1961
Place of birth
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[6]
Occupation
journalist, film director
Employer
Limerick Leader, The Irish Press, Raidió Teilifís Éireann, British Broadcasting Corporation[8][9][10][11]
Educated at
Presentation Brothers College[12]
Award received
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Orwell Prize, James Cameron Memorial Trust Award, honorary doctorate, Honorary Fellow of the British Academy[13][14][15][16][17]
Father
Eamonn Keane[5]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Family name
Keane[20]
Given name
Fergal[21]
Member of
British Academy[18]
Native language
English[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Fergal Keane en Fergal Patrick Keane ar فيرجال كيني cs Fergal Patrick Keane ja ファーガル・キーン
🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
0000000114385376
VIAF cluster ID
15911813
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n87940844
GND ID
131749390
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Fergal Keane.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
14005825
CONOR.SI ID
132275299
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11316423
CineMagia person ID
21594
ELNET ID
a12472037
FAST ID
205740
Freebase ID
/m/058mhk
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HAND ID
8744-7D84-05E0-55E3-D236
IMDb ID
nm0443851
IdRef ID
106004263
J9U entity ID
987007274287205171
JRC Names ID
112624
KBR person ID
14053327
Kinobox person ID
874008
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2013742891
NUKAT ID
n2007012589
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000118827
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:DOCw;=Bj
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
215111559
PORT person ID
334970
PUG authority ID
188647
Parsifal cluster ID
344026
Penguin Random House author ID
228509
Plex person key
5d776a3c594b2b001e6b6c0c
RERO ID (legacy)
A003446263
Ricorso author ID
k/Keane_F/life
Scopus author ID
57830991900
TMDB person ID
1346845
Theatricalia person ID
1hxv
Unz Review author ID
KeaneFergal
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjtbDRF8vkR9YKfDjH9jC
X (Twitter) username
fergalkeane47
Yale LUX ID
person/29f63be2-2f6a-49a3-907b-140dfa2bffcb

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🔗 Connections
Employer 4
British Broadcasting Corporation, Raidió Teilifís Éireann, The Irish Press, Limerick Leader
Award received 3
honorary doctorate, Orwell Prize, Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Occupation 2
journalist, film director
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
British Academy
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Fergal Keane was born on January 6, 1961[1], in London[2]. He has worked as a journalist[3] and film director[4].

FAQs

Where was Fergal Keane born?

Fergal Keane's place of birth was London[2].

Who were Fergal Keane's parents?

Fergal Keane's father was Eamonn Keane[5].

What did Fergal Keane do for work?

Fergal Keane worked as a journalist[3] and film director[4].

Where did Fergal Keane go to school?

Fergal Keane was educated at Presentation Brothers College[12].

What awards did Fergal Keane receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[13], Orwell Prize[14], James Cameron Memorial Trust Award[15], and honorary doctorate[16].

Related Entities

London Raidió Teilifís Éireann United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . The London Gazette 54625. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . orwellfoundation.com. Retrieved . orwellfoundation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . citystgeorges.ac.uk. Retrieved . citystgeorges.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . www5.open.ac.uk. www5.open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Retrieved . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Retrieved . thebritishacademy.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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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. 3d ago · PKalnai · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Scopus author ID → 57830991900
    "Created claim: Scopus author ID: 57830991900"
  2. 3d ago · PKalnai · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    PUG authority ID → 188647
    "Created claim: PUG authority ID: 188647, Matched to #mix'n'match Fergal Keane (#297208384) for {{P|13166}}"
  3. 3d ago · PKalnai · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    X (Twitter) username → fergalkeane47
    "Created claim: X (Twitter) username: fergalkeane47, Matched to #mix'n'match Fergal Keane (#97232781) for {{P|2002}}"
  4. 3d ago · PKalnai · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Unz Review author ID → KeaneFergal
    Ricorso author ID → k/Keane_F/life
    Penguin Random House author ID → 228509
    "Created claim: Unz Review author ID: KeaneFergal, Matched to #mix'n'match Fergal Keane (#38438339) for {{P|2734}}"
  5. 3d ago · PKalnai · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CONOR.SI ID → 132275299
    "Created claim: CONOR.SI ID: 132275299, Matched to #mix'n'match Fergal Keane (#36751648) for {{P|1280}}"
  6. 3d ago · PKalnai · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Theatricalia person ID → 1hxv
    "Created claim: Theatricalia person ID: 1hxv, Matched to #mix'n'match Fergal Keane (#7867585) for {{P|2469}}"
  7. 3d ago · PKalnai · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Award received: James Cameron Memorial Trust Award"
  8. 3d ago · PKalnai · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Award received: Orwell Prize"
  9. 6w ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    PORT person ID → 334970
    "Created claim: PORT person ID: 334970, batch #275236"
  10. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 8744-7D84-05E0-55E3-D236
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46379: HAND ID (2)"
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