John Greig

Scottish footballer
Person human Q1700281
John Greig
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Summary

John Greig was born on September 11, 1942[1], in Edinburgh[2]. He has worked as an association football player[3] and association football coach[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (912 views/month, #7,168 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[6]
  • Award received: Member of the Order of the British Empire[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Commons category: John Greig (footballer)[9]
  • Position played on team / speciality: defender[10]
  • Sport: association football[11]
  • Family name: Greig[12]
  • Given name: John[13]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[14]
  • Country for sport: Scotland[15]
  • Name in native language: John Greig[16]
  • Height: 1.57 m[17]

Why It Matters

John Greig has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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 an association football player[3] and association football coach[4].

What awards did John Greig receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Transfermarkt. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Playmakerstats.com player id → 261034
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'it', '
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 9w ago · William Avery Bot bot · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → association football
    Height → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.57'}
    Place of birth → Edinburgh
    Occupation → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ Scottish sports hall of fame inductee id: g-k/john-greig-mbe, Changing http://web.archive.org/ URLs to https (×1). See [[Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot"
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