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Prue Leith

South African-British chef, writer, television personality, businesswoman
Person Human Q7253009

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[17]
Date of birth
February 18, 1940
Place of birth
Cape Town
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
chef, celebrity chef, television presenter, celebrity, businessperson, restaurateur, presenter, cook, author[10][11][12][13]
Educated at
St Mary's School[14]
Award received
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, honorary doctorate[15][16]
Child
Danny Kruger[8]
Official website
www.prue-leith.com[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Academic degree
Doctor of Letters[18]
Family name
Leith[19]
Given name
Prue, Prudence, Margaret[20][21][22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dame Prudence Margaret Leith en Prudence Leith en Prudence Margaret Leith en Prudence Margaret "Prue" Leith en Prue Leith fa ليث، پرو
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000073885402
VIAF cluster ID
67799477
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82001632
GND ID
1306571766
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Prue Leith 20181206.jpg ↗
BBC News topic ID
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BBC Things ID
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Companies House officer ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
1306571766
Freebase ID
/m/0d0_1j
HAND ID
95A2-3EA9-B64C-4CAB-30B6
IMDb ID
nm2283712
Show all 31 identifiers +19
IdRef ID
243486456
J9U entity ID
987007358030505171
Kinobox person ID
1196845
NLAI ID
254365
NUKAT ID
n2017080540
National Library of Portugal ID
1600890
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp09870
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
184912636
PORT person ID
702130
Personality Database profile ID
294726
Podchaser creator ID
107aDpNqOx
SNAC ARK ID
w693553z
TMDB person ID
1911860
The Guardian topic ID
culture/prue-leith
Who's Who UK ID
U24252
WikiTree person ID
Leith-704
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/eaeb5bcd-5a82-4018-a828-ff1d522e5550
ČSFD person ID
548056

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
celebrity, businessperson, chef, television presenter, restaurateur, celebrity chef
Award received 2
honorary doctorate, Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Child 1
Danny Kruger
Children (maternal) 1
Danny Kruger
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Given name 1
Margaret
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Cape Town
Sex or gender 1
female
← Cast member 1
The Great British Bake Off
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Summary

Prue Leith was born on February 18, 1940[1], in Cape Town[2]. She has worked as a chef[3], celebrity chef[4], television presenter[5], celebrity[6], and businessperson[7].

FAQs

Where was Prue Leith born?

Prue Leith's place of birth was Cape Town[2].

What did Prue Leith do for work?

Prue Leith worked as a chef[3], celebrity chef[4], television presenter[5], celebrity[6], and businessperson[7].

Where did Prue Leith go to school?

Prue Leith was educated at St Mary's School[14].

What awards did Prue Leith receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[15] and honorary doctorate[16].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . www5.open.ac.uk. www5.open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . warwick.ac.uk. warwick.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65762: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 6w ago · Redpandacat · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Academic degree → Doctor of Letters
    "Added reference: Date of birth: 18 February 1940, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790474263476"
  3. 6w ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    PORT person ID → 702130
    "Created claim: PORT person ID: 702130, batch #275236"
  4. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 95A2-3EA9-B64C-4CAB-30B6
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46470: HAND ID (9)"
  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Danny Kruger
    Official website → https://www.prue-leith.com
    Instance of → human
    Award received → Commander of the Order of the British Empire, honorary doctorate
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32152: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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