John Cantlie

British photojournalist and war correspondent
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Summary

John Cantlie was born on November 7, 1970[1], in Winchester[2]. He has worked as a photographer[3], war correspondent[4], war photographer[5], and photojournalist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,223 views/month, #7,188 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Given name: John[10]
  • Date of disappearance: November 22, 2012[11]
  • Significant event: kidnapping[12]
  • Relative: James Cantlie[13], Neil Cantlie[14]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[15]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[16]

Why It Matters

John Cantlie has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

Where was John Cantlie born?

John Cantlie's place of birth was Winchester[2].

What did John Cantlie do for work?

John Cantlie worked as a photographer[3], war correspondent[4], war photographer[5], and photojournalist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [12] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'he', 'ko', 'ru', 'zh']
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Date of birth: 1970, QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57220|batch #57220]]: Import more precise dates from dewiki; remove unsourced ones"
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