Ian Black

Scottish association football player (born 1985)
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Summary

Ian Black was born on March 14, 1985[1], in Edinburgh[2]. He has worked as an association football player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (514 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[5]
  • Native language: English[6]
  • Educated at: Ross High School[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Member of sports team: Blackburn Rovers F.C.[9]
  • Commons category: Ian Black[10]
  • Position played on team / speciality: midfielder[11]
  • Sport: association football[12]
  • Family name: Black[13]
  • Given name: Ian[14], Kenneth[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[16]
  • Birth name: Ian Kenneth Black[17]
  • Country for sport: Scotland[18]
  • Name in native language: Ian Black[19]
  • Sport number: 6[20]
  • Different from: Ian Black[21]
  • Start of work period: 2004[22]
  • Height: 173 cm[23]
  • Mass: 62 kg[24]

Why It Matters

Ian Black has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Ian Black born?

Ian Black's place of birth was Edinburgh[2].

What did Ian Black do for work?

Ian Black worked as an association football player[3].

Where did Ian Black go to school?

Ian Black was educated at Ross High School[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [1] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 8d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Playmakerstats.com player id → 44346
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'ha', 'it', 'nl', 'pl', 'sv', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Playmakerstats.com player id: 44346, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289906|batch #289906]]"
  2. 4w ago · Roger.ec1 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Ian, Kenneth
    Member of sports team → Rangers F.C., Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C., Heart of Midlothian F.C. +4
    Sex or gender → male
    Position played on team / speciality → midfielder
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Besoccer player id: 3585, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273573|batch #273573]]"
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