John Gordon

Scottish football referee, born 1930
Person human Q577530
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Summary

John Gordon was born on February 2, 1930[1], in Inverness[2]. He died on November 21, 2000[3], in Dundee[4]. He worked as an association football referee[5] and referee[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Sport: association football[10]
  • Family name: Gordon[11]
  • Given name: John[12]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[13]
  • Country for sport: Scotland[14]
  • P14795: pe59351[15]

Why It Matters

John Gordon has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

Where was John Gordon born?

John Gordon's place of birth was Inverness[2].

Where did John Gordon die?

John Gordon passed away in Dundee[4].

What did John Gordon do for work?

John Gordon worked as an association football referee[5] and referee[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . worldfootball.net. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'hu']
    Date of death → +2000-11-21T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 8w ago · Zyxw · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Sport → association football
    Citizenship → —
    Family name → Gordon
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14795: pe59351, ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/81f22ba50ed6|details]])"
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