John Waters

Australian actor
Person human Q363876
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John Waters

Summary

John Waters is a human[1]. His place of birth was Greater London[2]. He was born on December 8, 1948[3]. He worked as an actor[4], songwriter[5], singer[6], stage actor[7], and film actor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (187 views/month, #6,999 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Waters's place of birth was Greater London[2].
  • John Waters's place of birth was London[10].
  • John Waters was born on December 8, 1948[3].
  • John Waters held citizenship in Australia[11].
  • John Waters held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • John Waters worked as an actor[4].
  • John Waters's professions included songwriter[5].
  • John Waters's professions included singer[6].
  • John Waters worked as a stage actor[7].
  • John Waters's professions included film actor[8].
  • John Waters's professions included television actor[13].
  • John Waters is recorded as male[14].
  • John Waters's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Waters's Commons category is recorded as John Waters (actor)[16].
  • John Waters's family name is recorded as Waters[17].
  • John Waters's given name is recorded as John[18].
  • John Waters's instrument is recorded as guitar[19].
  • John Waters's instrument is recorded as voice[20].
  • John Waters's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • John Waters's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[22].
  • John Waters's significant person is recorded as Alexandra Davies[23].
  • John Waters's P14750 is recorded as 021A-B7FB-AFC8-672B-D7A2[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Greater London[2], a ceremonial county of England[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1965[27] and London[10], a metropolis[28], in Roman Empire[29], founded in 0047[30]. John Waters was born on December 8, 1948[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4], songwriter[5], singer[6], stage actor[7], film actor[8], and television actor[13].

Why It Matters

John Waters ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (187 views/month, #6,999 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was John Waters born?

John Waters was born in Greater London[2].

What did John Waters do for work?

John Waters worked as actor[4], songwriter[5], singer[6], stage actor[7], and film actor[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . 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. 22h ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Greater London, London
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'ro', 'sv', 'tr']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 021A-B7FB-AFC8-672B-D7A2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46460|batch #46460]]: HAND ID (6)"
  3. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 67329
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42112|batch #42112]]"
  4. 20w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → actor, songwriter, singer +3
    Number of children → {'amount': '+5'}
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → human
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32150|batch #32150]]: P2949 Update Qualifiers"
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