Howard Barker

British playwright
Person human Q721372
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Summary

Howard Barker was born on June 28, 1946[1], in Camberwell[2]. He has worked as a playwright[3], theatrical director[4], poet[5], librettist[6], and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (289 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[9]
  • Educated at: University of Sussex[10]
  • Notable work: Scenes from an Execution[11], Gertrude – The Cry[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Family name: Barker[14]
  • Given name: Howard[15]
  • Official website: http://www.howardbarker.co.uk/[16]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[17]
  • Documentation files at: SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[18]
  • P14750: 9D3C-E0F8-FF6B-B5AF-CC4A[19]

Why It Matters

Howard Barker has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Howard Barker born?

Howard Barker's place of birth was Camberwell[2].

What did Howard Barker do for work?

Howard Barker worked as a playwright[3], theatrical director[4], poet[5], librettist[6], and writer[7].

Where did Howard Barker go to school?

Howard Barker was educated at University of Sussex[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Harmonide · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Scenes from an Execution, Gertrude – The Cry
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Notable work: Gertrude – The Cry"
  2. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 9D3C-E0F8-FF6B-B5AF-CC4A
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: 9D3C-E0F8-FF6B-B5AF-CC4A, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269215|batch #269215]]"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.howardbarker.co.uk/
    Notable work → —
    Instance of → human
    Given name → Howard
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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