John Crowley

Irish television, theatre and film director
Person human Q6227781
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Summary

John Crowley was born on January 1, 1969[1], in Ireland[2]. He has worked as a film director[3], television director[4], theatrical director[5], and director[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,310 views/month, #7,146 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Cork[8]
  • Date of birth: August 19, 1969[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Ireland[10]
  • Educated at: University College Cork[11]
  • Notable work: We Live in Time[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Commons category: John Crowley[14]
  • Family name: Crowley[15]
  • Given name: John[16]
  • Nominated for: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[18]
  • Sibling: Bob Crowley[19]
  • Related category: Category:Films directed by John Crowley[20]
  • P14750: DC32-47EC-5C84-2CE0-D229[21]

Why It Matters

John Crowley has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was John Crowley born?

John Crowley's place of birth was Ireland[2].

What did John Crowley do for work?

John Crowley worked as a film director[3], television director[4], theatrical director[5], and director[6].

Where did John Crowley go to school?

John Crowley was educated at University College Cork[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Ireland, Cork
    Sitelink count → 15
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 28d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → DC32-47EC-5C84-2CE0-D229
    Sinemalar person id → 824900
    Kinobaza person id → john-crowley
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Kinobaza person id: john-crowley, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  3. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 6764
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42256|batch #42256]]"
  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → film director, television director, theatrical director +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32119|batch #32119]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
  5. 21w ago · Difool · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Occupation → film director, television director, theatrical director +1
    Sibling → Bob Crowley
    Family name → Crowley
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||mul */ Cleanup: remove aggregator refs; add mul label ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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