John Evans

Welsh explorer who produced an early map of the Missouri River
Person human Q348948
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John Evans

Summary

John Evans is a human[1]. His place of birth was Q428829[2]. He was born on January 1, 1770[3]. He died in New Orleans[4]. He died on May 1, 1799[5]. He worked as an explorer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Evans was born in Q428829[2].
  • John Evans's place of birth was Waunfawr[8].
  • John Evans died in New Orleans[4].
  • John Evans was born on January 1, 1770[3].
  • John Evans was born on April 14, 1770[9].
  • John Evans died on May 1, 1799[5].
  • John Evans held citizenship in Wales[10].
  • John Evans held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[11].
  • John Evans worked as an explorer[6].
  • John Evans is recorded as male[12].
  • John Evans's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Evans's family name is recorded as Evans[14].
  • John Evans's given name is recorded as John[15].
  • John Evans's allegiance is recorded as Spanish Empire[16].
  • John Evans's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Q428829[2], a town[18], in United Kingdom[19] and Waunfawr[8], a village[20], in United Kingdom[21]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1770[3] and April 14, 1770[9].

Career and Affiliations

John Evans worked as an explorer[6].

Death and Burial

John Evans died on May 1, 1799[5]. He died in New Orleans[4].

Why It Matters

John Evans ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

FAQs

Where was John Evans born?

John Evans was born in Q428829[2].

Where did John Evans die?

John Evans passed away in New Orleans[4].

What did John Evans do for work?

John Evans worked as explorer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Family name Evans
    Allegiance Spanish Empire
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