John Goldthorpe

British sociologist
Person human Q713699
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Summary

John Goldthorpe was born on May 27, 1935[1], in South Yorkshire[2]. He has worked as a sociologist[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (181 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[6]
  • Employer: University of Oxford[7], University of Leicester[8]
  • Educated at: University College London[9], London School of Economics and Political Science[10], Wath Academy[11]
  • Award received: Fellow of the British Academy[12], Commander of the Order of the British Empire[13]
  • Member of: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[14], British Academy[15], Academia Europaea[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Doctoral student: José María Maravall Herrero[18]
  • Family name: Goldthorpe[19]
  • Given name: John[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[21]

Why It Matters

John Goldthorpe has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

His notable doctoral advisees include José María Maravall Herrero[24], a politician[25], b. 1942[26], of Spain[27], awarded the Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms[28], specialised in social science[29].

FAQs

Where was John Goldthorpe born?

John Goldthorpe was born in South Yorkshire[2].

What did John Goldthorpe do for work?

John Goldthorpe worked as a sociologist[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did John Goldthorpe go to school?

John Goldthorpe was educated at University College London[9], London School of Economics and Political Science[10], and Wath Academy[11].

What awards did John Goldthorpe receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the British Academy[12] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [16] ↑ . www.ae-info.org. wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'ja', 'kk', 'sr']
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  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    Doctoral student → José María Maravall Herrero
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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