John Flanagan

Summary

John Flanagan is a human^[1]. He was born in Sydney^[2]. He was born on May 22, 1944^[3]. He worked as a writer^[4], novelist^[5], screenwriter^[6], and children's writer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,262 views/month, #6,850 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• John Flanagan was born in Sydney^[2].
• John Flanagan was born on May 22, 1944^[3].
• John Flanagan held citizenship in Australia^[9].
• English was John Flanagan's native language^[10].
• John Flanagan's professions included writer^[4].
• John Flanagan worked as a novelist^[5].
• John Flanagan worked as a screenwriter^[6].
• John Flanagan's professions included children's writer^[7].
• A notable work attributed to John Flanagan is Ranger's Apprentice^[11].
• A notable work attributed to John Flanagan is Brotherband^[12].
• John Flanagan is recorded as male^[13].
• John Flanagan's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• John Flanagan's Commons category is recorded as John Flanagan^[15].
• John Flanagan's family name is recorded as Flanagan^[16].
• John Flanagan's given name is recorded as John^[17].
• John Flanagan's given name is recorded as Anthony^[18].
• John Flanagan's work location is recorded as Sydney^[19].
• John Flanagan's described by source is recorded as Iedereen Leest^[20].
• John Flanagan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[21].
• John Flanagan's topic has template is recorded as Template:John Flanagan^[22].
• John Flanagan's different from is recorded as John Flanagan^[23].
• John Flanagan's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Wikiproject Iedereen Leest^[24].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: AU^[26]

• Began / founded: 1944-05-22^[27]

• Ended / dissolved: 2026-02-07^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5e582714-08dc-4b43-b8a4-7ef455d0c892^[29]

Body

Origins and Family

John Flanagan's place of birth was Sydney^[2]. He was born on May 22, 1944^[3]. English was his native language^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[4], novelist^[5], screenwriter^[6], and children's writer^[7].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Ranger's Apprentice^[11], a novel series^[30] and Brotherband^[12], a novel series^[31].

Why It Matters

John Flanagan ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,262 views/month, #6,850 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Works attributed to him include Ranger's Apprentice^[34], a novel series^[35]; Brotherband^[36], a novel series^[37]; The Ruins of Gorlan^[38], a literary work^[39]; The Burning Bridge^[40], a literary work^[41]; Oakleaf Bearers^[42], a literary work^[43]; and The Icebound Land^[44], a literary work^[45].

FAQs

Where was John Flanagan born?

Born in Sydney^[2], John Flanagan…

What did John Flanagan do for work?

John Flanagan worked as writer^[4], novelist^[5], screenwriter^[6], and children's writer^[7].