Colin Jackson

Scottish footballer (1946-2015)
Person human Q5145228
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Summary

Colin Jackson was born on October 8, 1946[1], in London[2]. He died on June 6, 2015[3], in Glasgow[4]. He worked as an association football player[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (284 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Member of sports team: Rangers F.C.[9], Partick Thistle F.C.[10], Greenock Morton F.C.[11], Scotland men's national football team[12], Scottish Football League XI[13]
  • Position played on team / speciality: centre-back[14]
  • Cause of death: leukemia[15]
  • Sport: association football[16]
  • Family name: Jackson[17]
  • Given name: Colin[18]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[20]
  • Country for sport: Scotland[21]

Why It Matters

Colin Jackson is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Colin Jackson born?

Colin Jackson's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Colin Jackson die?

Colin Jackson died in Glasgow[4].

What did Colin Jackson do for work?

Colin Jackson worked as an association football player[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [15] ↑ . heraldscotland.com. heraldscotland.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [3] ↑ . heraldscotland.com. heraldscotland.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country for sport → Scotland
    Occupation → —
    Place of birth → London
    Sport → association football
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