John Deans

Scottish footballer (1946–2025)
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Summary

John Deans was born on July 30, 1946[1], in Johnstone[2]. He died on December 2025[3]. He worked as an association football player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[6]
  • Sex or gender: male[7]
  • Member of sports team: Shelbourne F.C.[8], Motherwell F.C.[9], Adelaide City Football Club[10], Luton Town F.C.[11], Carlisle United F.C.[12], Celtic F.C.[13], Partick Thistle F.C.[14], Albion Rovers F.C.[15], Scotland men's national football team[16]
  • Position played on team / speciality: forward[17]
  • Sport: association football[18]
  • Family name: Deans[19]
  • Given name: John[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[21]
  • Nickname: Dixie Deans[22]
  • Country for sport: Scotland[23]
  • Name in native language: John Kelly Deans[24]
  • Height: 168 cm[25]

Why It Matters

John Deans has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was John Deans born?

John Deans's place of birth was Johnstone[2].

What did John Deans do for work?

John Deans worked as an association football player[4].

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  16. [3] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country for sport → Scotland
    Occupation → —
    Place of birth → Johnstone
    Sport → association football
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Playmakerstats.com player id: 341089, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289906|batch #289906]]"
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