Michael Owen

English association football player
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Michael Owen

Summary

Michael Owen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chester[2]. He was born on December 14, 1979[3]. He worked as an association football player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.36% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,591 views/month, #3,564 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Michael Owen's place of birth was Chester[2].
  • Michael Owen was born on December 14, 1979[3].
  • Michael Owen's father was Terry Owen[6].
  • Michael Owen held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Michael Owen worked as an association football player[4].
  • Michael Owen's education included a stint at Hawarden High School[8].
  • Michael Owen was educated at Idsall School[9].
  • Michael Owen received the Ballon d'Or[10].
  • Michael Owen received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award[11].
  • Michael Owen is recorded as male[12].
  • Michael Owen's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Michael Owen's member of sports team is recorded as England national under-16 association football team[14].
  • Michael Owen's member of sports team is recorded as England national under-18 association football team[15].
  • Michael Owen's league or competition is recorded as Premier League[16].
  • Michael Owen's Commons category is recorded as Michael Owen[17].
  • Michael Owen's position played on team / speciality is recorded as forward[18].
  • Michael Owen's sport is recorded as association football[19].
  • Michael Owen's family name is recorded as Owen[20].
  • Michael Owen's given name is recorded as Michael[21].
  • Michael Owen's participant in is recorded as 2006 FIFA World Cup[22].
  • Michael Owen's participant in is recorded as 2002 FIFA World Cup[23].
  • Michael Owen's participant in is recorded as 1998 FIFA World Cup[24].
  • Michael Owen's participant in is recorded as UEFA Euro 2004[25].
  • Michael Owen's participant in is recorded as UEFA Euro 2000[26].
  • Michael Owen's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[27].

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[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1979-12-14[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 219bd534-c764-44bb-9bf6-c94595ebcbd8[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Michael Owen's place of birth was Chester[2]. He was born on December 14, 1979[3]. His father was Terry Owen[6].

Education

Educated at Hawarden High School[8], a secondary school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1606[34] and Idsall School[9], a secondary school[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1950[37].

Career and Affiliations

Michael Owen's professions included association football player[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Ballon d'Or[10], a sports award[38], in France[39], founded in 1956[40] and BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award[11], a Sportsperson of the Year[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1954[43].

Why It Matters

Michael Owen ranks in the top 0.36% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,591 views/month, #3,564 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Michael Owen born?

Michael Owen's place of birth was Chester[2].

Who were Michael Owen's parents?

Michael Owen's father was Terry Owen[6].

What did Michael Owen do for work?

Michael Owen worked as association football player[4].

Where did Michael Owen go to school?

Michael Owen was educated at Hawarden High School[8] and Idsall School[9].

What awards did Michael Owen receive?

Honors received include Ballon d'Or[10] and BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . England Football Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . 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] . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Shei98 · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation association football player
    Position played on team / speciality forward
    Work period end
    Sex or gender male
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4985]]: 2288210, Imported TMDB person ID from TheMovieDB."
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