Gerrard Winstanley

English reformer and activist (1609-1676)
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Gerrard Winstanley

Summary

Gerrard Winstanley is a human[1]. Born in Wigan[2], he… he was born on October 19, 1609[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on September 10, 1676[5]. He worked as a politician[6], English Dissenters[7], tailor[8], farmworker[9], and philosopher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (530 views/month, #7,143 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Gerrard Winstanley was born in Wigan[2].
  • Gerrard Winstanley was born in Lancashire[12].
  • Gerrard Winstanley died in London[4].
  • Gerrard Winstanley was born on October 19, 1609[3].
  • Gerrard Winstanley died on September 10, 1676[5].
  • Gerrard Winstanley held citizenship in Kingdom of England[13].
  • Gerrard Winstanley held citizenship in Commonwealth of England[14].
  • Gerrard Winstanley's professions included politician[6].
  • Gerrard Winstanley worked as an English Dissenters[7].
  • Gerrard Winstanley's professions included tailor[8].
  • Gerrard Winstanley worked as a farmworker[9].
  • Gerrard Winstanley's professions included philosopher[10].
  • Gerrard Winstanley's professions included Protestant reformer[15].
  • Gerrard Winstanley's field of work was political philosophy[16].
  • Gerrard Winstanley's field of work was politics[17].
  • Gerrard Winstanley's field of work was Protestantism[18].
  • Gerrard Winstanley was a member of Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors[19].
  • Gerrard Winstanley is recorded as male[20].
  • Gerrard Winstanley's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Gerrard Winstanley's Commons category is recorded as Gerrard Winstanley[22].
  • Gerrard Winstanley's family name is recorded as Winstanley[23].
  • Gerrard Winstanley's given name is recorded as Gerrard[24].
  • Gerrard Winstanley's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[25].
  • Gerrard Winstanley's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[26].
  • Gerrard Winstanley's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[27].

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.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1609-10-19[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1676-09-10[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 27bba82d-6fd6-443e-8a1f-4123f2e90a56[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Wigan[2], a metropolitan borough[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1974[35] and Lancashire[12], a historic county of England[36], in United Kingdom[37]. Gerrard Winstanley was born on October 19, 1609[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6], English Dissenters[7], tailor[8], farmworker[9], philosopher[10], and Protestant reformer[15]. Fields of work include political philosophy[16], a branch of philosophy[38]; politics[17], an academic discipline[39]; and Protestantism[18], a Christian denominational family[40], founded in 1517[41].

Death and Burial

Gerrard Winstanley died on September 10, 1676[5]. He passed away in London[4].

Why It Matters

Gerrard Winstanley ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (530 views/month, #7,143 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Gerrard Winstanley born?

Born in Wigan[2], Gerrard Winstanley…

Where did Gerrard Winstanley die?

Gerrard Winstanley passed away in London[4].

What did Gerrard Winstanley do for work?

Gerrard Winstanley worked as politician[6], English Dissenters[7], tailor[8], farmworker[9], and philosopher[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp01197564
    Occupation politician, English Dissenters, tailor +3
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  2. 20d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp01197564
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  3. 4w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation politician, English Dissenters, tailor +3
    Place of death London
    Instance of human
    Field of work political philosophy, politics, Protestantism
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29601|batch #29601]]: add P1810 to P12458"
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