Alan Jones

Australian racing driver and journalist (born 1946)
Person human Q172753
Alan Jones
Original: NL-HaNA, ANEFO / neg. stroken, 1945-1989, 2.24.01.05, item number 930-9867 / Derivative work: Danyele · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Alan Jones

Summary

Alan Jones is a human[1]. He was born in Melbourne[2]. He was born on +1946-11-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a journalist[4], racing automobile driver[5], and Formula One driver[6]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (644 views/month, #6,921 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Alan Jones's place of birth was Melbourne[2].
  • Alan Jones was born on +1946-11-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alan Jones held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • Alan Jones's professions included journalist[4].
  • Alan Jones worked as a racing automobile driver[5].
  • Alan Jones worked as a Formula One driver[6].
  • Alan Jones's field of work was Formula One[9].
  • Alan Jones's field of work was Formula One race[10].
  • Alan Jones was educated at Xavier College[11].
  • Alan Jones received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[12].
  • Alan Jones's image is recorded as Alan Jones 1980 (cropped).jpg[13].
  • Alan Jones is recorded as male[14].
  • Alan Jones's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Alan Jones's member of sports team is recorded as Williams Racing[16].
  • Alan Jones's member of sports team is recorded as Surtees[17].
  • Alan Jones's member of sports team is recorded as Shadow Racing Cars[18].
  • Alan Jones's member of sports team is recorded as Arrows[19].
  • Alan Jones's signature is recorded as Signature of Alan Stanley Jones.svg[20].
  • Alan Jones's ISNI is recorded as 0000000079807210[21].
  • Alan Jones's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 114764618[22].
  • Alan Jones's GND ID is recorded as 1208169629[23].
  • Alan Jones's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82016275[24].
  • Alan Jones's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12012371g[25].
  • Alan Jones's Commons category is recorded as Alan Jones (racecar driver)[26].
  • Alan Jones's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36051344[27].

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Origins and Family

Alan Jones's place of birth was Melbourne[2]. He was born on +1946-11-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Alan Jones was educated at Xavier College[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4], racing automobile driver[5], and Formula One driver[6]. Fields of work include Formula One[9], an automobile racing series[28], founded in 1950[29] and Formula One race[10].

Recognition

Alan Jones received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[12].

Why It Matters

Alan Jones ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (644 views/month, #6,921 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Alan Jones born?

Alan Jones's place of birth was Melbourne[2].

What did Alan Jones do for work?

Alan Jones worked as journalist[4], racing automobile driver[5], and Formula One driver[6].

Where did Alan Jones go to school?

Alan Jones was educated at Xavier College[11].

What awards did Alan Jones receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Driver Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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