Brian Johns

Australian company director and journalist (1936–2016)
Person human Q21908103
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Brian Johns

Summary

Brian Johns is a human[1]. His place of birth was Gordonvale[2]. He was born on +1936-05-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Sydney[4]. He died on +2016-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a businessperson[6] and journalist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Brian Johns's place of birth was Gordonvale[2].
  • Brian Johns died in Sydney[4].
  • Brian Johns was born on +1936-05-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Brian Johns died on +2016-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Brian Johns held citizenship in Australia[9].
  • Brian Johns's professions included businessperson[6].
  • Brian Johns's professions included journalist[7].
  • Brian Johns's field of work was journalist[10].
  • Brian Johns held the position of managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation[11].
  • Among Brian Johns's employers was Queensland University of Technology[12].
  • Brian Johns received the Officer of the Order of Australia[13].
  • Brian Johns received the Centenary Medal[14].
  • Brian Johns is recorded as male[15].
  • Brian Johns's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Brian Johns's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 143146937746413830333[17].
  • Brian Johns's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 56972183[18].
  • The cause of death was cancer[19].
  • Brian Johns's family name is recorded as Johns[20].
  • Brian Johns's given name is recorded as Francis[21].
  • Brian Johns's given name is recorded as Brian[22].
  • Brian Johns's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[23].
  • Brian Johns's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Brian Johns's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bxfwr7r8[25].
  • Brian Johns's Prabook ID is recorded as 2477965[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Brian Johns was born in Gordonvale[2]. He was born on +1936-05-06T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include businessperson[6] and journalist[7]. Brian Johns's field of work was journalist[10]. He was employed by Queensland University of Technology[12]. He held the position of managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of Australia[13], a grade of an order[27], in Australia[28] and Centenary Medal[14], a medallion[29], in Australia[30], founded in 2001[31].

Death and Burial

Brian Johns died on +2016-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Sydney[4]. The cause of death was cancer[19].

Why It Matters

Brian Johns ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Brian Johns born?

Born in Gordonvale[2], Brian Johns…

Where did Brian Johns die?

Brian Johns passed away in Sydney[4].

What did Brian Johns do for work?

Brian Johns worked as businessperson[6] and journalist[7].

What awards did Brian Johns receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Australia[13] and Centenary Medal[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . historygreatest.com. historygreatest.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . abc.net.au. Retrieved . abc.net.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_brian-johns-q21908103-2_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Brian Johns}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/brian-johns-q21908103-2}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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