John Greig

Scottish footballer
Person human Q1700281
John Greig
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John Greig

Summary

John Greig is a human[1]. His place of birth was Edinburgh[2]. He was born on +1942-09-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an association football player[4] and association football coach[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #7,168 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Greig was born in Edinburgh[2].
  • John Greig was born on +1942-09-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Greig held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • John Greig worked as an association football player[4].
  • John Greig worked as an association football coach[5].
  • John Greig received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[8].
  • John Greig's image is recorded as Johngreig.jpg[9].
  • John Greig is recorded as male[10].
  • John Greig's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John Greig's ISNI is recorded as 0000000037224631[12].
  • John Greig's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4045491[13].
  • John Greig's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88616906[14].
  • John Greig's Commons category is recorded as John Greig (footballer)[15].
  • John Greig's position played on team / speciality is recorded as defender[16].
  • John Greig's sport is recorded as association football[17].
  • John Greig's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03fvfv[18].
  • John Greig's family name is recorded as Greig[19].
  • John Greig's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • John Greig's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • John Greig's country for sport is recorded as Scotland[22].
  • John Greig's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Greig'}[23].
  • John Greig's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.57'}[24].
  • John Greig's Transfermarkt player ID is recorded as 204584[25].
  • John Greig's Transfermarkt manager ID is recorded as 21356[26].
  • John Greig's National-Football-Teams.com player ID is recorded as 18002[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Edinburgh[2], John Greig… he was born on +1942-09-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include association football player[4] and association football coach[5].

Recognition

John Greig received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[8].

Why It Matters

John Greig ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #7,168 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was John Greig born?

John Greig's place of birth was Edinburgh[2].

What did John Greig do for work?

John Greig worked as association football player[4] and association football coach[5].

What awards did John Greig receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Transfermarkt. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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