John Blackthorne

protagonist of the Shogun novel and TV series
Person fictional_human Q6222105
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John Blackthorne

Summary

John Blackthorne is a fictional human[1]. He worked as a navigator[2], samurai[3], and sailor[4]. He ranks in the top 10% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (539 views/month).[5]

Key Facts

  • John Blackthorne held citizenship in Kingdom of England[6].
  • John Blackthorne's professions included navigator[2].
  • John Blackthorne worked as a samurai[3].
  • John Blackthorne worked as a sailor[4].
  • John Blackthorne is the creator of James Clavell[7].
  • John Blackthorne's religion is recorded as Protestantism[8].
  • John Blackthorne is recorded as male[9].
  • John Blackthorne's instance of is recorded as fictional human[10].
  • John Blackthorne's instance of is recorded as literary character[11].
  • John Blackthorne's instance of is recorded as television character[12].
  • John Blackthorne's performer is recorded as Richard Chamberlain[13].
  • John Blackthorne's performer is recorded as Cosmo Jarvis[14].
  • John Blackthorne's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/090vss[15].
  • John Blackthorne's given name is recorded as John[16].
  • William Adams inspired John Blackthorne[17].
  • John Blackthorne's described at URL is recorded as https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/shogun/viewers-guide/characters/john-blackthorne[18].
  • John Blackthorne's from narrative universe is recorded as Shogun universe[19].
  • John Blackthorne's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • John Blackthorne's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[21].
  • John Blackthorne's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin[22].
  • John Blackthorne's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[23].
  • John Blackthorne's present in work is recorded as The Asian Saga[24].
  • John Blackthorne's present in work is recorded as Shōgun[25].
  • John Blackthorne's Fandom article ID is recorded as shogun:John_Blackthorne[26].
  • John Blackthorne's Goodreads character ID is recorded as 12052[27].

Body

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include navigator[2], samurai[3], and sailor[4].

Works and Contributions

John Blackthorne is the creator of James Clavell[7].

Personal Life

John Blackthorne's religion is recorded as Protestantism[8].

Why It Matters

John Blackthorne ranks in the top 10% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (539 views/month).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What did John Blackthorne do for work?

John Blackthorne worked as navigator[2], samurai[3], and sailor[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . fxnetworks.com. Retrieved . fxnetworks.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . shogun.fandom.com. Retrieved . shogun.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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