John B. O'Brien

American film director and actor (1884-1936)
Person human Q3180966
John B. O'Brien
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Summary

John B. O'Brien was born on December 13, 1884[1], in Roanoke[2]. He died on August 15, 1936[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as an actor[5], film director[6], film actor[7], screenwriter[8], and director[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Native language: English[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Commons category: John B. O'Brien[14]
  • Family name: O'Brien[15]
  • Given name: John[16]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[17]
  • Start of work period: 1909[18]
  • Writing language: English[19]
  • Related category: Category:Films directed by John B. O'Brien[20]
  • P14724: 24798616[21]
  • P14750: 0849-6878-EA1D-B0CB-81B7[22]

Why It Matters

John B. O'Brien has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was John B. O'Brien born?

John B. O'Brien's place of birth was Roanoke[2].

Where did John B. O'Brien die?

John B. O'Brien died in Los Angeles[4].

What did John B. O'Brien do for work?

John B. O'Brien worked as an actor[5], film director[6], film actor[7], screenwriter[8], and director[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 0849-6878-EA1D-B0CB-81B7
    Sitelink count → 13
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'commons', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'pt',
    P14724 → 24798616
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  2. 12w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 48987
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Roanoke
    Native language → English
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Work period start → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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