Gavin Hood

South African filmmaker (born 1963)
Person human Q443106
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Gavin Hood

Summary

Gavin Hood is a human[1]. He was born in Johannesburg[2]. He was born on +1963-05-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an actor[4], film director[5], screenwriter[6], film actor[7], and lawyer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month, #7,126 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Gavin Hood's place of birth was Johannesburg[2].
  • Gavin Hood was born on +1963-05-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Gavin Hood held citizenship in South Africa[10].
  • Gavin Hood worked as an actor[4].
  • Gavin Hood worked as a film director[5].
  • Gavin Hood's professions included screenwriter[6].
  • Gavin Hood worked as a film actor[7].
  • Gavin Hood worked as a lawyer[8].
  • Gavin Hood's education included a stint at University of the Witwatersrand[11].
  • Gavin Hood's image is recorded as Gavin Hood 2015.jpg[12].
  • Gavin Hood is recorded as male[13].
  • Gavin Hood's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Gavin Hood's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121337524[15].
  • Gavin Hood's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 54477611[16].
  • Gavin Hood's GND ID is recorded as 139564608[17].
  • Gavin Hood's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2004026784[18].
  • Gavin Hood's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15737687x[19].
  • Gavin Hood's IdRef ID is recorded as 113349203[20].
  • Gavin Hood's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0004303[21].
  • Gavin Hood's Commons category is recorded as Gavin Hood[22].
  • Gavin Hood's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bvkd3[23].
  • Gavin Hood's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0171513[24].
  • Gavin Hood's family name is recorded as Hood[25].
  • Gavin Hood's given name is recorded as Gavin[26].
  • Gavin Hood's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX4853924[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Gavin Hood was born in Johannesburg[2]. He was born on +1963-05-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Gavin Hood's education included a stint at University of the Witwatersrand[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4], film director[5], screenwriter[6], film actor[7], and lawyer[8].

Why It Matters

Gavin Hood ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month, #7,126 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Gavin Hood born?

Gavin Hood was born in Johannesburg[2].

What did Gavin Hood do for work?

Gavin Hood worked as actor[4], film director[5], screenwriter[6], film actor[7], and lawyer[8].

Where did Gavin Hood go to school?

Gavin Hood was educated at University of the Witwatersrand[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gavin-hood_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Gavin Hood}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gavin-hood}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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