Chris Tarrant

English radio and television broadcaster
Person human Q2944522
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Summary

Chris Tarrant is a human[1]. He was born in Reading[2]. He was born on October 10, 1946[3]. He worked as a television presenter[4] and radio personality[5]. He ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,212 views/month, #6,273 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Chris Tarrant's place of birth was Reading[2].
  • Chris Tarrant was born on October 10, 1946[3].
  • Chris Tarrant held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Chris Tarrant's professions included television presenter[4].
  • Chris Tarrant's professions included radio personality[5].
  • Chris Tarrant was educated at University of Birmingham[8].
  • Chris Tarrant's education included a stint at The King's School, Worcester[9].
  • Chris Tarrant received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[10].
  • Chris Tarrant is recorded as male[11].
  • Chris Tarrant's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Chris Tarrant's Commons category is recorded as Chris Tarrant[13].
  • Chris Tarrant's family name is recorded as Tarrant[14].
  • Chris Tarrant's given name is recorded as Chris[15].
  • Chris Tarrant's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].
  • Chris Tarrant's start of work period is recorded as 1974[17].
  • Chris Tarrant's P14750 is recorded as E667-41A5-A4BE-0C90-76B0[18].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[19]

  • Country: GB[20]

  • Began / founded: 1946-10-10[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 79c92232-2094-456e-84c2-79ed1eedabcd[22]

Body

Origins and Family

Chris Tarrant was born in Reading[2]. He was born on October 10, 1946[3].

Education

Educated at University of Birmingham[8], a public research university[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1900[25], headquartered in Birmingham[26] and The King's School, Worcester[9], a school[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1541[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include television presenter[4] and radio personality[5].

Recognition

Chris Tarrant received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[10].

Why It Matters

Chris Tarrant ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,212 views/month, #6,273 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Chris Tarrant born?

Chris Tarrant's place of birth was Reading[2].

What did Chris Tarrant do for work?

Chris Tarrant worked as television presenter[4] and radio personality[5].

Where did Chris Tarrant go to school?

Chris Tarrant was educated at University of Birmingham[8] and The King's School, Worcester[9].

What awards did Chris Tarrant receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Port person id → 589562
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Chris
    Family name → Tarrant
    P14750 → E667-41A5-A4BE-0C90-76B0
    Place of birth → Reading
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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