Jimmy Kirkwood

Field hockey player and cricketer (born 1962)
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Summary

Jimmy Kirkwood was born on February 12, 1962[1], in Lisburn[2]. He has worked as a field hockey player[3] and cricketer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[6]
  • Educated at: Friends' School, Lisburn[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Sport: cricket[9]
  • Given name: Jimmy[10]
  • Participant in: 1988 Summer Olympics[11]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[12]

Why It Matters

Jimmy Kirkwood has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

FAQs

Where was Jimmy Kirkwood born?

Jimmy Kirkwood was born in Lisburn[2].

What did Jimmy Kirkwood do for work?

Jimmy Kirkwood worked as a field hockey player[3] and cricketer[4].

Where did Jimmy Kirkwood go to school?

Jimmy Kirkwood was educated at Friends' School, Lisburn[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Lisburn
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Educated at → —
    Instance of → human
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57986|batch #57986]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 3/3"
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