Van Jones

Summary

Van Jones is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Jackson^[2]. He was born on September 20, 1968^[3]. He worked as a motivational speaker^[4], human rights defender^[5], lawyer^[6], environmentalist^[7], and civil rights advocate^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,619 views/month, #6,136 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Van Jones was born in Jackson^[2].
• Van Jones was born on September 20, 1968^[3].
• Van Jones held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Van Jones worked as a motivational speaker^[4].
• Van Jones worked as a human rights defender^[5].
• Van Jones's professions included lawyer^[6].
• Van Jones worked as an environmentalist^[7].
• Van Jones's professions included civil rights advocate^[8].
• Van Jones worked as a pundit^[11].
• Among Van Jones's employers was CNN^[12].
• Van Jones was educated at University of Tennessee at Martin^[13].
• Van Jones was educated at Yale Law School^[14].
• Van Jones was educated at University of Tennessee^[15].
• Van Jones was educated at Jackson Central-Merry High School^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Van Jones is The Green Collar Economy^[17].
• Van Jones received the Reebok Human Rights Award^[18].
• Van Jones is recorded as male^[19].
• Van Jones's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Van Jones was affiliated with the Democratic Party^[21].
• Van Jones's Commons category is recorded as Van Jones^[22].
• Van Jones earned the academic degree of Juris Doctor^[23].
• Van Jones's family name is recorded as Jones^[24].
• Van Jones's given name is recorded as Anthony^[25].
• Van Jones's given name is recorded as Van^[26].
• Van Jones's significant event is recorded as marriage^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1968-09-20^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 66af5db6-6a96-400b-9655-d3c1a1e37fcc^[31]

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Origins and Family

Van Jones was born in Jackson^[2]. He was born on September 20, 1968^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Tennessee at Martin^[13], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1900^[34]; Yale Law School^[14], a law school^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1824^[37], headquartered in New Haven^[38]; University of Tennessee^[15], a public university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1794^[41], headquartered in Knoxville^[42]; and Jackson Central-Merry High School^[16], a high school^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1970^[45]. Van Jones earned the academic degree of Juris Doctor^[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include motivational speaker^[4], human rights defender^[5], lawyer^[6], environmentalist^[7], civil rights advocate^[8], and pundit^[11]. Among Van Jones's employers was CNN^[12].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Van Jones is The Green Collar Economy^[17].

Recognition

Van Jones received the Reebok Human Rights Award^[18].

Personal Life

Van Jones was affiliated with the Democratic Party^[21].

Why It Matters

Van Jones ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,619 views/month, #6,136 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46]

FAQs

Where was Van Jones born?

Born in Jackson^[2], Van Jones…

What did Van Jones do for work?

Van Jones worked as motivational speaker^[4], human rights defender^[5], lawyer^[6], environmentalist^[7], and civil rights advocate^[8].

Where did Van Jones go to school?

Van Jones was educated at University of Tennessee at Martin^[13], Yale Law School^[14], University of Tennessee^[15], and Jackson Central-Merry High School^[16].

What awards did Van Jones receive?

Honors received include Reebok Human Rights Award^[18].