Alastair Campbell

British director of communications and strategy, journalist, author and broadcaster
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Alastair Campbell

Summary

Alastair Campbell is a human[1]. Born in Keighley[2], he… he was born on May 25, 1957[3]. He worked as a journalist[4], diarist[5], novelist[6], politician[7], and press agent[8]. He ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,684 views/month, #5,342 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Alastair Campbell's place of birth was Keighley[2].
  • Alastair Campbell's place of birth was Yorkshire[10].
  • Alastair Campbell was born on May 25, 1957[3].
  • Alastair Campbell held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • English was Alastair Campbell's native language[12].
  • Alastair Campbell's professions included journalist[4].
  • Alastair Campbell worked as a diarist[5].
  • Alastair Campbell's professions included novelist[6].
  • Alastair Campbell's professions included politician[7].
  • Alastair Campbell's professions included press agent[8].
  • Alastair Campbell's professions included podcaster[13].
  • Alastair Campbell's field of work was journalism[14].
  • Alastair Campbell's field of work was politics[15].
  • Alastair Campbell's field of work was social networking service[16].
  • Alastair Campbell's field of work was social network[17].
  • Alastair Campbell was educated at Gonville and Caius College[18].
  • Alastair Campbell was educated at The City of Leicester College[19].
  • Alastair Campbell's education included a stint at Bradford Grammar School[20].
  • Alastair Campbell's religion is recorded as atheism[21].
  • Alastair Campbell is recorded as male[22].
  • Alastair Campbell's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Alastair Campbell was affiliated with the Labour Party[24].
  • Alastair Campbell's Commons category is recorded as Alastair Campbell[25].
  • Alastair Campbell's unmarried partner is recorded as Fiona Millar[26].
  • Alastair Campbell's family name is recorded as Campbell[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1957-05-25[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e4263b35-c1a1-4da9-94a8-c133412b9e3d[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Keighley[2], a town[32], in United Kingdom[33] and Yorkshire[10], a historic county of England[34], in United Kingdom[35]. Alastair Campbell was born on May 25, 1957[3]. English was his native language[12].

Education

Educated at Gonville and Caius College[18], a college of the University of Cambridge[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1348[38]; The City of Leicester College[19], a secondary school[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1965[41]; and Bradford Grammar School[20], an independent school[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 1980[44].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4], diarist[5], novelist[6], politician[7], press agent[8], and podcaster[13]. Fields of work include journalism[14], an industry[45]; politics[15], an academic discipline[46]; social networking service[16]; and social network[17].

Personal Life

Alastair Campbell's religion is recorded as atheism[21]. He was affiliated with the Labour Party[24].

Why It Matters

Alastair Campbell ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,684 views/month, #5,342 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Alastair Campbell born?

Born in Keighley[2], Alastair Campbell…

What did Alastair Campbell do for work?

Alastair Campbell worked as journalist[4], diarist[5], novelist[6], politician[7], and press agent[8].

Where did Alastair Campbell go to school?

Alastair Campbell was educated at Gonville and Caius College[18], The City of Leicester College[19], and Bradford Grammar School[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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