John McAfee

British-American programmer and businessman (1945–2021)
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Summary

John McAfee was born on September 18, 1945[1], in Cinderford[2]. He died on June 23, 2021[3], in Centre Penitenciari Brians 2[4]. He worked as a programmer[5], engineer[6], businessperson[7], computer scientist[8], and politician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.41% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191,730 views/month, #4,071 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[11], United Kingdom[12]
  • Native language: English[13]
  • Employer: Goddard Institute for Space Studies[14], UNIVAC[15], Xerox[16], Computer Sciences Corporation[17], Lockheed Corporation[18], Booz Allen Hamilton[19], McAfee, LLC[20]
  • Educated at: Roanoke College[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Member of political party: Libertarian Party[23]
  • Commons category: John McAfee[24]
  • Cause of death: hanging to death[25]
  • Residence: Salem[26]
  • Family name: McAfee[27]
  • Given name: John[28], David[29]
  • Topic's main category: Category:John McAfee[30]
  • Manner of death: suicide[31]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[32]
  • Name in native language: John David McAfee[33]
  • Short name: John McAfee[34]
  • Social media followers: 1,071,328[35], 1,065,378[36], 1,143,302[37], 1,130,575[38]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for John McAfee include McAfee, LLC[39], a business[40], in United States[41], founded in 1987[42], headquartered in San Jose[43].

Why It Matters

John McAfee has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for him include McAfee, LLC[39], a business[40], in United States[41], founded in 1987[42], headquartered in San Jose[43].

FAQs

Where was John McAfee born?

John McAfee was born in Cinderford[2].

Where did John McAfee die?

John McAfee died in Centre Penitenciari Brians 2[4].

What did John McAfee do for work?

John McAfee worked as a programmer[5], engineer[6], businessperson[7], computer scientist[8], and politician[9].

Where did John McAfee go to school?

John McAfee was educated at Roanoke College[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  22. [25] ↑ . eldiario.es. Retrieved . eldiario.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . tweet. twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . eldiario.es. eldiario.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  28. [29] ↑ . tweet. twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  30. [31] ↑ . wsj.com. wsj.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . docquery.fec.gov. docquery.fec.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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