Nick Davies

British investigative journalist, writer and documentary maker
Person human Q7026991
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Summary

Nick Davies was born on January 1, 1953[1]. He has worked as a journalist[2] and writer[3]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (661 views/month, #7,114 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[5]
  • Educated at: University of Oxford[6]
  • Award received: Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism[7], Paul Foot Award[8], honorary doctorate[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Commons category: Nick Davies[11]
  • Family name: Davies[12]
  • Given name: Nick[13]
  • Official website: http://www.nickdavies.net/[14]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[15]
  • Social media followers: 44,626[16], 42,685[17], 45,316[18], 44,552[19]
  • P14750: 54C1-568D-877E-0159-5BC3[20]

Why It Matters

Nick Davies is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

What did Nick Davies do for work?

Nick Davies worked as a journalist[2] and writer[3].

Where did Nick Davies go to school?

Nick Davies was educated at University of Oxford[6].

What awards did Nick Davies receive?

Honors received include Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism[7], Paul Foot Award[8], and honorary doctorate[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . marthagellhorn.com. marthagellhorn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . www5.open.ac.uk. www5.open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Korean Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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