Alan Sked

former Leader of the UK Independence Party (born 1947)
Person human Q4707775
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Summary

Alan Sked was born on January 1, 1947[1], in Cathcart[2]. He has worked as a historian[3] and politician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (785 views/month, #7,157 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: August 22, 1947[6]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[7]
  • Position held: Leader of the UK Independence Party[8]
  • Employer: London School of Economics and Political Science[9]
  • Educated at: University of Glasgow[10], Merton College[11], Allan Glen's School[12]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Historical Society[13]
  • Member of: Royal Historical Society[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Member of political party: Liberal Party[16]
  • Doctoral student: Christopher Brennan[17], Paul Moody[18], Daniel Hardegger[19]
  • Commons category: Alan Sked[20]
  • Archives at: LSE Library Archives and Special Collections[21]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[22]
  • Given name: Alan[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[24]
  • Candidacy in election: 1992 United Kingdom general election[25], 1993 Christchurch by-election[26]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: LSEThesisProject[27]

Why It Matters

Alan Sked is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Alan Sked born?

Alan Sked's place of birth was Cathcart[2].

What did Alan Sked do for work?

Alan Sked worked as a historian[3] and politician[4].

Where did Alan Sked go to school?

Alan Sked was educated at University of Glasgow[10], Merton College[11], and Allan Glen's School[12].

What awards did Alan Sked receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Historical Society[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . CONOR.SI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1947-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1947-08-22T00:00:00Z
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  2. 16d ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archives at → LSE Library Archives and Special Collections
    Educated at → University of Glasgow, Merton College, Allan Glen's School
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