John Hegley

British writer, musician and comedian
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John Hegley

Summary

John Hegley is a human[1]. His place of birth was Greater London[2]. He was born on October 1, 1953[3]. He worked as a comedian[4], poet[5], singer-songwriter[6], and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Greater London[2], John Hegley…
  • John Hegley was born on October 1, 1953[3].
  • John Hegley held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • John Hegley worked as a comedian[4].
  • John Hegley worked as a poet[5].
  • John Hegley's professions included singer-songwriter[6].
  • John Hegley worked as a writer[7].
  • John Hegley's education included a stint at University of Bradford[10].
  • John Hegley is recorded as male[11].
  • John Hegley's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John Hegley's Commons category is recorded as John Hegley[13].
  • John Hegley's family name is recorded as Hegley[14].
  • John Hegley's given name is recorded as John[15].
  • John Hegley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].

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[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: aa42f5ff-cad6-4a6c-8872-12a4c5298e9e[18]

Body

Origins and Family

John Hegley was born in Greater London[2]. He was born on October 1, 1953[3].

Education

John Hegley was educated at University of Bradford[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include comedian[4], poet[5], singer-songwriter[6], and writer[7].

Why It Matters

John Hegley ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was John Hegley born?

Born in Greater London[2], John Hegley…

What did John Hegley do for work?

John Hegley worked as comedian[4], poet[5], singer-songwriter[6], and writer[7].

Where did John Hegley go to school?

John Hegley was educated at University of Bradford[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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