Alan Gibbons

British children's writer (born 1953)
Person human Q3607710

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
August 14, 1953
Place of birth
Liverpool, Warrington[6]
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Member of political party
Labour Party, Transform[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Described by source
Iedereen Leest[17]
Family name
Gibbons[13]
Given name
Alan[14]
Maintained by WikiProject
Wikiproject Iedereen Leest[19]
Native language
English[8]
Social media followers
27k (13k–27k, n=4)[20][21][22][23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alan Gibbons ar ألان غيبونز hu Gibbons Alan
🔖 Identifiers · 25
VIAF cluster ID
7903218
Library of Congress authority ID
n93124495
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
GibbonsAlan1953-
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
144117839
CONOR.SI ID
105987939
DDB person (GND) ID
1046970925
Freebase ID
/m/026gz4t
Goodreads author ID
116897
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ISFDB author ID
29464
IdRef ID
159221641
Jeugdliteratuur ID
alan-gibbons
NUKAT ID
n2009140177
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810623470705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
139087818
SBN author ID
SBLV003125
SHARE Catalogue author ID
103550
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjxyd8CFWvMpJX67mqJDq
X (Twitter) username
mygibbo

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Summary

Alan Gibbons was born on August 14, 1953[1], in Liverpool[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], politician[4], and children's writer[5].

FAQs

Where was Alan Gibbons born?

Alan Gibbons's place of birth was Liverpool[2].

What did Alan Gibbons do for work?

Alan Gibbons worked as a writer[3], politician[4], and children's writer[5].

What awards did Alan Gibbons receive?

Honors received include Fred and Anne Jarvis Award[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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