John S. Service

American diplomat (1909-1999)
Person human Q1371471
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Summary

John S. Service was born on August 3, 1909[1], in Chengdu[2]. He died on February 3, 1999[3], in Oakland[4]. He worked as a diplomat[5] and politician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (289 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Father: Robert Roy Service[8]
  • Mother: Grace Service[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Position held: ambassador[11]
  • Educated at: Oberlin College[12], Berkeley High School[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Family name: Service[15]
  • Given name: John[16], Stewart[17]

Why It Matters

John S. Service has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Where was John S. Service born?

John S. Service's place of birth was Chengdu[2].

Where did John S. Service die?

John S. Service passed away in Oakland[4].

Who were John S. Service's parents?

John S. Service's father was Robert Roy Service[8]. John S. Service's mother was Grace Service[9].

What did John S. Service do for work?

John S. Service worked as a diplomat[5] and politician[6].

Where did John S. Service go to school?

John S. Service was educated at Oberlin College[12] and Berkeley High School[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → atxousa
    Occupation → diplomat, politician
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Kinobaza person id: atxousa, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  2. 22w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Grace Service
    Place of birth → Chengdu
    Place of death → Oakland
    Educated at → Oberlin College, Berkeley High School
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31439|batch #31439]]: added series ordinal (P1545) qualifiers to given name (P735)"
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