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Sam Leith

English writer
Person Human Q7407784

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
1974
Place of birth
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
journalist, literary historian, author
Position held
Booker Prize judge[8]
Educated at
Magdalen College, Eton College[9][10]
Mother
Penny Junor[6]
Work location
London[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Family name
Leith[12]
Given name
Sam[13]
Has written for
TheGuardian.com[16]
Social media followers
18k (15k–18k, n=4)[17][18][19][20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sam Leith ja サム・リース zh 萨姆·利思 zh-hant 薩姆·利思
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000036249378
VIAF cluster ID
56040467
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2006056816
GND ID
1032579307
CANTIC ID
981058599369806706
Companies House officer ID
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Europeana entity
agent/base/130190
Freebase ID
/m/0h52qh6
ISFDB author ID
263307
IdRef ID
163556962
J9U entity ID
987007372277405171
Muck Rack journalist ID
sam-leith
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NDL Authority ID
001179049
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201501129
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
333846109
Open Library ID
OL5688018A
Parsifal cluster ID
264421
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
114854
Prabook ID
1905395
SBN author ID
UBOV348260
The Guardian profile ID
sam-leith
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJd8cx6YJTDJXGCWrK3mh3
X (Twitter) username
questingvole
Yale LUX ID
person/7b14ac03-ec5d-4736-a3df-e6f9d0c37645

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Summary

Sam Leith was born on 1974[1] in London[2]. He has worked as a journalist[3], literary historian[4], and author[5].

FAQs

Where was Sam Leith born?

Sam Leith's place of birth was London[2].

Who were Sam Leith's parents?

Sam Leith's mother was Penny Junor[6].

What did Sam Leith do for work?

Sam Leith worked as a journalist[3], literary historian[4], and author[5].

Where did Sam Leith go to school?

Sam Leith was educated at Magdalen College[9] and Eton College[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . The Independent. independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . The Independent. independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Muck Rack. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . 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. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → London
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65825: Import places from GND"
  2. 12w ago · AgenticCommonsBot bot · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL5688018A
    "Created claim: Open Library ID: OL5688018A, add OpenLibrary author ID (P648), ref OpenLibrary — AgenticCommons (details)"
  3. 23w ago · Funkhauser · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has written for → TheGuardian.com
    The Guardian profile ID → sam-leith
    "Created claim: The Guardian profile ID: sam-leith"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → journalist, literary historian, author
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32152: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
  5. 27w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    VIAF cluster ID → 56040467
    Sex or gender → male
    IdRef ID → 163556962
    Position held → Booker Prize judge
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30469: add P1810 to P5739 3/3"
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