John Rambo

fictional character in the Rambo franchise
Person fictional_human Q951317
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

John Rambo is a fictional human[1]. He was born in Bowie[2]. He has worked as a soldier[3], mercenary[4], archer[5], and vigilante[6]. He ranks in the top 7% of fictional human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,652 views/month).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Creator: David Morrell[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Instance of: literary character[11], film character[12]
  • Named after: Rambo[13]
  • Performer: Sylvester Stallone[14], Noah Centineo[15]
  • Military branch: United States Army Special Forces[16]
  • Commons category: John Rambo[17]
  • Participated in conflict: Vietnam War[18], Soviet-Afghan War[19]
  • Family name: Rambo[20]
  • Given name: John[21], James[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[23]
  • Present in work: Rambo[24]
  • Name in native language: John James Rambo[25]
  • Different from: Rambo[26]
  • Call sign: Raven[27]
  • First appearance: First Blood[28]
  • Media franchise: Rambo[29]
  • P14470: Characters/John_Rambo[30]
  • P14750: 031D-789E-B8A4-806A-8AA6[31]

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Rambo include he[32], a film project[33], directed by Jalmari Helander[34] and Arthur Rambo[35], a film[36], directed by Laurent Cantet[37].

Why It Matters

John Rambo has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for him include he[32], a film project[33], directed by Jalmari Helander[34] and Arthur Rambo[35], a film[36], directed by Laurent Cantet[37].

FAQs

Where was John Rambo born?

John Rambo was born in Bowie[2].

What did John Rambo do for work?

John Rambo worked as a soldier[3], mercenary[4], archer[5], and vigilante[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). John Rambo. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-rambo-q951317
MLA “John Rambo.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 12 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-rambo-q951317.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_john-rambo-q951317_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{John Rambo}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-rambo-q951317}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-12}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): John Rambo — https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-rambo-q951317 (retrieved 2026-10-12)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-rambo-q951317 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Mcampany-emco · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → sh2006001534, no2023030328
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51412|batch #51412]]: adding deprecated identifier qualifier"
  2. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Named after → —
    Military branch → United States Army Special Forces
    Citizenship → —
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.