John Haywood

British historian and author
Person human Q58438001
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Summary

John Haywood was born on March 8, 1956[1], in Northern England[2]. He has worked as a historian[3], author[4], and Cartographic author[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (181 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[7]
  • Field of work: Ancient Celts[8], Vikings[9]
  • Employer: University of Lancaster[10]
  • Educated at: University of Lancaster[11], University of Cambridge[12], University of Copenhagen[13]
  • Doctoral advisor: P. D. King[14]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Historical Society[15]
  • Member of: Royal Historical Society[16], Graduate College, Lancaster[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Family name: Haywood[19]
  • Given name: John[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[21]

FAQs

Where was John Haywood born?

John Haywood was born in Northern England[2].

What did John Haywood do for work?

John Haywood worked as a historian[3], author[4], and Cartographic author[5].

Where did John Haywood go to school?

John Haywood was educated at University of Lancaster[11], University of Cambridge[12], and University of Copenhagen[13].

What awards did John Haywood receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Historical Society[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved . british-history.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr']
    Sitelink count → 4
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  2. 27d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 29d ago · Silvia.Cagnizi · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0002026-Haywood-John-1956
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  5. 21w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Penguin random house author id → 227896
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  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007280312305171
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