John Agard

Poet and playwright

Person human Q1893263

Facts

16 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[20]
Date of birth: June 21, 1949
Place of birth: British Guiana
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom^[8]
Occupation: playwright, writer, poet, children's writer
Employer: Guyana Chronicle, Commonwealth Institute, British Broadcasting Corporation^[10]^[11]^[12]
Award received: Cholmondeley Award, King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Paul Hamlyn Award, Casa de las Américas Prize, Nestlé Children's Book Prize^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]
Spouse: Grace Nichols^[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[23]
Family name: Agard^[21]
Given name: John^[22]
Member of: Royal Society of Literature^[19]
Native language: English^[9]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject African diaspora^[24]
Social media followers: +1228, +1148^[25]^[26]

🏷️ Also known as

en John Agard ar جون أجارد ja ジョン・アガード uk Джон Агард

🔖 Identifiers · 46

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BBC Things ID: 1d7ff8a1-bd7f-4c2b-808e-ce1097b368f7
BIBSYS ID: 90264110
Babelio author ID: 336925
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 126785487
British Council writer ID: pornographer
CANTIC ID: 981058594628006706

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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 136716768
Discogs artist ID: 2664971
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National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810662308405606
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID: mp59817
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 070770999
Open Library ID: OL260212A
Poetry Archive poet ID: john-agard
RERO ID (legacy): A002910647
RSL author ID: john-agard-3
SHARE Catalogue author ID: 679123
SNARC ID: Pilosocereus arrabidae
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID: 43
Wellcome Collection concept ID: tjja3znc
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJm4QVFcThqGykV9wdjwG3
X (Twitter) username: JohnAgard1
Yale LUX ID: person/48280241-2140-4ae0-99c6-103716df9649

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🔗 Connections

Award received 4

Casa de las Américas Prize, Nestlé Children's Book Prize, Cholmondeley Award, King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry

Occupation 4

writer, poet, playwright, children's writer

Employer 2

British Broadcasting Corporation, Guyana Chronicle

Country of citizenship 1

United Kingdom

Given name 1

John

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Member of 1

Royal Society of Literature

Native language 1

English

Place of birth 1

British Guiana

SNARC ID 1

Pilosocereus arrabidae

Sex or gender 1

male

Spouse 1

Grace Nichols

Spouses 1

Grace Nichols

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Summary

John Agard was born on June 21, 1949^[1], in British Guiana^[2]. He has worked as a playwright^[3], writer^[4], poet^[5], and children's writer^[6].

FAQs

Where was John Agard born?

John Agard's place of birth was British Guiana^[2].

Who was John Agard married to?

John Agard's spouses include Grace Nichols^[7].

What did John Agard do for work?

John Agard worked as a playwright^[3], writer^[4], poet^[5], and children's writer^[6].

What awards did John Agard receive?

Honors received include Cholmondeley Award^[13], King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry^[14], Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature^[15], and Paul Hamlyn Award^[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ John Agard — place of birth (P19): British Guiana. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ John Agard — sex or gender (P21): male. general catalog of BnF. Retrieved 2026-07-23. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ John Agard — spouse (P26): Grace Nichols. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ John Agard — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ John Agard — native language (P103): English. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ John Agard — occupation (P106): playwright. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ John Agard — occupation (P106): writer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ John Agard — occupation (P106): poet. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ John Agard — occupation (P106): children's writer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ John Agard — employer (P108): Guyana Chronicle. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ John Agard — employer (P108): Commonwealth Institute. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ John Agard — employer (P108): British Broadcasting Corporation. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ John Agard — award received (P166): Cholmondeley Award. societyofauthors.org. societyofauthors.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ John Agard — award received (P166): King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ John Agard — award received (P166): Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. rsliterature.org. Retrieved 2025-07-08. rsliterature.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ John Agard — award received (P166): Paul Hamlyn Award. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ John Agard — award received (P166): Casa de las Américas Prize. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ John Agard — award received (P166): Nestlé Children's Book Prize. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ John Agard — member of (P463): Royal Society of Literature. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ John Agard — date of birth (P569): June 21, 1949. Discogs. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ John Agard — family name (P734): Agard. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ John Agard — given name (P735): John. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ John Agard — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ John Agard — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): WikiProject African diaspora. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ John Agard — social media followers (P8687): 1228. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ John Agard — social media followers (P8687): 1148. wikidata.org.

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