John Holland

New Zealand hurdler (1926–1990)
Person human Q1700474
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John Holland

Summary

John Holland is a human[1]. His place of birth was Auckland[2]. He was born on December 20, 1926[3]. He died on June 9, 1990[4]. He worked as an athletics competitor[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Holland's place of birth was Auckland[2].
  • John Holland was born on December 20, 1926[3].
  • John Holland died on June 9, 1990[4].
  • John Holland held citizenship in New Zealand[7].
  • John Holland's professions included athletics competitor[5].
  • John Holland is recorded as male[8].
  • John Holland's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • The cause of death was cancer[10].
  • John Holland's sport is recorded as athletics[11].
  • John Holland's family name is recorded as Holland[12].
  • John Holland's given name is recorded as John[13].
  • John Holland's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[14].
  • John Holland's participant in is recorded as 1952 Summer Olympics[15].
  • John Holland's participant in is recorded as 1948 Summer Olympics[16].
  • John Holland's participant in is recorded as 1950 British Empire Games[17].
  • John Holland's country for sport is recorded as New Zealand[18].
  • John Holland's different from is recorded as John Holland[19].
  • John Holland's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+191'}[20].
  • John Holland's sports discipline competed in is recorded as 400 metres hurdles[21].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Auckland[2], John Holland… he was born on December 20, 1926[3].

Career and Affiliations

John Holland's professions included athletics competitor[5].

Death and Burial

John Holland died on June 9, 1990[4]. The cause of death was cancer[10].

Why It Matters

John Holland ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was John Holland born?

John Holland was born in Auckland[2].

What did John Holland do for work?

John Holland worked as athletics competitor[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'no', 'pl', 'sv', 'zh']
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  2. 5w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → 1952 Summer Olympics, 1948 Summer Olympics, 1950 British Empire Games
    Occupation → athletics competitor
    Athletics podium person id → 8212
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