Jan de Bont

Dutch film director (born 1943)
Person human Q376107
Jan de Bont
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Summary

Jan de Bont is a human[1]. His place of birth was Eindhoven[2]. He was born on October 22, 1943[3]. He worked as a film director[4], cinematographer[5], film producer[6], screenwriter[7], and photographer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,286 views/month, #6,468 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Jan de Bont's place of birth was Eindhoven[2].
  • Jan de Bont was born on October 22, 1943[3].
  • Jan de Bont held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[10].
  • English was Jan de Bont's native language[11].
  • Jan de Bont's professions included film director[4].
  • Jan de Bont worked as a cinematographer[5].
  • Jan de Bont's professions included film producer[6].
  • Jan de Bont worked as a screenwriter[7].
  • Jan de Bont worked as a photographer[8].
  • Jan de Bont's professions included director[12].
  • Jan de Bont's education included a stint at Netherlands Film Academy[13].
  • Jan de Bont is recorded as male[14].
  • Jan de Bont's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Jan de Bont's Commons category is recorded as Jan de Bont[16].
  • Jan de Bont's family name is recorded as De Bont[17].
  • Jan de Bont's given name is recorded as Jan[18].
  • Jan de Bont's floruit is recorded as January 1, 1988[19].
  • Jan de Bont's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Jan de Bont's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[21].
  • Jan de Bont's Commons Creator page is recorded as Jan de Bont[22].
  • Jan de Bont's start of work period is recorded as 1965[23].
  • Jan de Bont's end of work period is recorded as January 1, 2016[24].
  • Jan de Bont's has works in the collection is recorded as Stadsarchief Rotterdam[25].
  • Jan de Bont's related category is recorded as Category:Films directed by Jan de Bont[26].

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.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: NL[28]

  • Began / founded: 1943-10-22[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d1dfa28c-1336-48aa-b56e-02cfbb4571a5[30]

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Origins and Family

Jan de Bont's place of birth was Eindhoven[2]. He was born on October 22, 1943[3]. English was his native language[11].

Education

Jan de Bont was educated at Netherlands Film Academy[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], cinematographer[5], film producer[6], screenwriter[7], photographer[8], and director[12].

Why It Matters

Jan de Bont ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,286 views/month, #6,468 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Jan de Bont born?

Born in Eindhoven[2].

What did Jan de Bont do for work?

Jan de Bont worked as film director[4], cinematographer[5], film producer[6], screenwriter[7], and photographer[8].

Where did Jan de Bont go to school?

Jan de Bont was educated at Netherlands Film Academy[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → jan-de-bont
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Kinobaza person id: jan-de-bont, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → A1B7-9EB2-B3E3-DC7E-E437
    Sinemalar person id → 29452
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person id: 29452, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270606|batch #270606]]"
  3. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 823
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Cine21 person id: 823, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1784294161854"
  4. 18w ago · Nashona · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    George eastman museum people id → 141144
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ George eastman museum people id: 141144, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/118187099|Jan de Bont (#118187099)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4824|George E"
  5. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Jan
    Instance of → human
    Work period end → —
    Sex or gender → male
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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