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John Boyd Dunlop

Scottish inventor
Person Human Q222116
John Boyd Dunlop

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
February 5, 1840
Date of death
October 23, 1921
Place of birth
Dreghorn
Place of death
Dublin
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9]
Occupation
inventor, entrepreneur, veterinarian
Field of work
veterinarian[10]
Educated at
University of Edinburgh[11]
Award received
Automotive Hall of Fame, National Inventors Hall of Fame[12][13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, third supplement[17]
Family name
Dunlop[15]
Given name
John[16]
Name in native language
John Boyd Dunlop[19]
Place of burial
Deans Grange Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Boyd Dunlop ar جون دنلوب ar جون بويد دنلوب es John Dunlop fa جان بوید دانلوپ fr John Dunlop he ג'ון בויד דאנלופ ja ジョン・ボイド・ダンロップ ko 존 보이드 던롭/존 보이드 던로프 ru Данлоп, Джон ru Данлоп Д. ru Данлоп Д. Б. ru Данлоп Джон Бойд ru Данлоп, Джон Бойд ru Джон Бойд Данлоп ru Джон Данлоп sv Dunlop, John Boyd zh 约翰·博伊德·邓洛普 zh 约翰·邓洛普 zh 约翰·邓禄普
🔖 Identifiers · 50
ISNI
0000000055373841
VIAF cluster ID
22949939
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nb2008010560
GND ID
119373424
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
162577469
British Museum person or institution ID
106941
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
dunlop-john-boyd
DDB person (GND) ID
119373424
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119373424
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
002849
Dictionary of Ulster Biography ID
450
Digital Mechanism and Gear Library ID
24218004
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
116533
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
4IkYxr
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
126522
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/John-Boyd-Dunlop
FAST ID
1964797
FES digital collections entity ID
385518
Find a Grave memorial ID
14739352
Freebase ID
/m/0282ky
Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
135
Geni profile ID
6000000039459450014
Grace's Guide ID
John_Boyd_Dunlop
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
john-boyd-dunlop
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0023166
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
John_Boyd_Dunlop
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
16615
IdRef ID
061171433
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119373424
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
01595/eu_d_2075/d2075
NE.se ID
john-boyd-dunlop
NL CR AUT ID
ola2002161228
National Inventors Hall of Fame ID
john-boyd-dunlop
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000015722
Obálky knih ID
ola2002161228
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3894922
Open Library ID
OL2436001A
Open Plaques subject ID
1421
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
32935
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095735401
PM20 folder ID
pe/004361
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
18777
SNAC ARK ID
w6rj7gsx
Topic's main category
Category:John Boyd Dunlop
Treccani ID
john-boyd-dunlop
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
john-boyd-dunlop
Wellcome Collection concept ID
kr4e2mqw
WikiTree person ID
Dunlop-97
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJB8wGKvyG7pwxVfYM6kDq
Yale LUX ID
person/c7131280-4ef8-49e8-9ef6-774765c36bff

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🔗 Connections
Founded entities 3
Dunlop Tyres, Dunlop, Dunlop Rubber
Occupation 3
entrepreneur, veterinarian, inventor
Award received 2
Automotive Hall of Fame, National Inventors Hall of Fame
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 1
University of Edinburgh
Family name 1
Dunlop
Field of work 1
veterinarian
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Named after 1
Dunlop Rubber
Place of birth 1
Dreghorn
Place of burial 1
Deans Grange Cemetery
Place of death 1
Dublin
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John Boyd Dunlop was born on February 5, 1840[1], in Dreghorn[2]. He died on October 23, 1921[3], in Dublin[4]. He worked as an inventor[5], entrepreneur[6], and veterinarian[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Boyd Dunlop include Dunlop Rubber[20], a business[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1889[23], headquartered in Birmingham[24].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Dunlop Rubber[20], a business[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1889[23], headquartered in Birmingham[24].

FAQs

Where was John Boyd Dunlop born?

John Boyd Dunlop's place of birth was Dreghorn[2].

Where did John Boyd Dunlop die?

John Boyd Dunlop died in Dublin[4].

What did John Boyd Dunlop do for work?

John Boyd Dunlop worked as an inventor[5], entrepreneur[6], and veterinarian[7].

Where did John Boyd Dunlop go to school?

John Boyd Dunlop was educated at University of Edinburgh[11].

What awards did John Boyd Dunlop receive?

Honors received include Automotive Hall of Fame[12] and National Inventors Hall of Fame[13].

Related Entities

Dunlop Tyres entrepreneur United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . invent.org. invent.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Dunlop, John Boyd. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 23d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 4IkYxr
    "source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon ([[Wik"
  2. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 385518
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Dreghorn
    Educated at → University of Edinburgh
    Described by source → Dictionary of National Biography, third supplement
    Family name → Dunlop
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