John Hegley

British writer, musician and comedian
Person human Q348920
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Summary

John Hegley was born on October 1, 1953[1], in Greater London[2]. He has worked as a comedian[3], poet[4], singer-songwriter[5], writer[6], and singer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (422 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: London[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[10]
  • Occupation: dancer[11], songwriter[12], librettist[13]
  • Educated at: University of Bradford[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Commons category: John Hegley[16]
  • Family name: Hegley[17]
  • Given name: John[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19]
  • P14750: 836B-EFFD-A6F7-D4F3-B9E7[20]

Why It Matters

John Hegley is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was John Hegley born?

John Hegley's place of birth was Greater London[2].

What did John Hegley do for work?

John Hegley worked as a comedian[3], poet[4], singer-songwriter[5], writer[6], and singer[7].

Where did John Hegley go to school?

John Hegley was educated at University of Bradford[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Greater London, London
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'fr']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 836B-EFFD-A6F7-D4F3-B9E7
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46230|batch #46230]]: HAND ID (0)"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → John
    Family name → Hegley
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
    Instance of → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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