James Martin

Jesuit priest and writer (1960)
Person human Q3547757
James Martin
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James Martin

Summary

James Martin is a human[1]. His place of birth was Plymouth Meeting[2]. He was born on December 29, 1960[3]. He worked as a writer[4], Catholic priest[5], journalist[6], regular priest[7], and author[8]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,703 views/month, #6,624 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • James Martin was born in Plymouth Meeting[2].
  • James Martin was born on December 29, 1960[3].
  • James Martin held citizenship in United States[10].
  • James Martin's professions included writer[4].
  • James Martin's professions included Catholic priest[5].
  • James Martin's professions included journalist[6].
  • James Martin's professions included regular priest[7].
  • James Martin worked as an author[8].
  • James Martin's professions included Catholic theologian[11].
  • Among James Martin's employers was Fordham University[12].
  • Among James Martin's employers was Dicastery for Communication[13].
  • James Martin's education included a stint at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School[14].
  • James Martin's religion is recorded as Catholicism[15].
  • James Martin is recorded as male[16].
  • James Martin's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • James Martin's religious order is recorded as Society of Jesus[18].
  • James Martin's family name is recorded as Martin[19].
  • James Martin's given name is recorded as James[20].
  • James Martin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • James Martin's nickname is recorded as Jim Martin[22].
  • James Martin's different from is recorded as James J. Martin[23].
  • James Martin's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+299310'}[24].
  • James Martin's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+189616'}[25].
  • James Martin's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+305860'}[26].
  • James Martin's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+306034'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

James Martin was born in Plymouth Meeting[2]. He was born on December 29, 1960[3].

Education

James Martin was educated at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], Catholic priest[5], journalist[6], regular priest[7], author[8], and Catholic theologian[11]. Employers include Fordham University[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1841[30], headquartered in New York City[31] and Dicastery for Communication[13], a dicastery[32], in Vatican City[33], founded in 2015[34].

Personal Life

James Martin's religion is recorded as Catholicism[15].

Why It Matters

James Martin ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,703 views/month, #6,624 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was James Martin born?

James Martin was born in Plymouth Meeting[2].

What did James Martin do for work?

James Martin worked as writer[4], Catholic priest[5], journalist[6], regular priest[7], and author[8].

Where did James Martin go to school?

James Martin was educated at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv maze person id → 303671
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P11449]]: 303671, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270242|batch #270242]]"
  2. 13w ago · Wouterhagens · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → James J. Martin 2019 (3x4 cropped).jpg, Fr. James Martin SJ Portrait.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Fr. James Martin SJ Portrait.jpg"
  3. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0385566-Martin-James-1960
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0385566-Martin-James-1960, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, Catholic priest, journalist +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  5. 22w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → The Wharton School, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School +2
    Sex or gender → male
    Instance of → —
    Occupation → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
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