Jack Kirwan

Irish footballer (1878-1959)
Person human Q724087
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Summary

Jack Kirwan was born on February 9, 1878[1], in County Wicklow[2]. He died on January 9, 1959[3], in London[4]. He worked as an association football player[5], Gaelic football player[6], and association football coach[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Ireland[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Member of sports team: Clyde F.C.[11], Dublin Senior Football Team[12], Tottenham Hotspur F.C.[13], St. James Gaels GAA[14], Chelsea F.C.[15], Leyton Orient F.C.[16], Everton F.C.[17], Ireland national football team[18]
  • Position played on team / speciality: midfielder[19]
  • Sport: association football[20]
  • Family name: Kirwan[21]
  • Given name: John[22]
  • Different from: John Kirwan[23]

Why It Matters

Jack Kirwan has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Jack Kirwan born?

Jack Kirwan's place of birth was County Wicklow[2].

Where did Jack Kirwan die?

Jack Kirwan passed away in London[4].

What did Jack Kirwan do for work?

Jack Kirwan worked as an association football player[5], Gaelic football player[6], and association football coach[7].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Playmakerstats.com player id → 172611
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Playmakerstats.com player id: 172611, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289935|batch #289935]]"
  2. 19d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Different from → John Kirwan
    Position played on team / speciality → midfielder
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'ru']
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57220|batch #57220]]: Import more precise dates from dewiki; remove unsourced ones"
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