John Hughes

Scottish footballer (1943–2022)
Person human Q3809357
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Summary

John Hughes was born on April 3, 1943[1], in Coatbridge[2]. He died on August 1, 2022[3]. He worked as an association football player[4] and association football coach[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (378 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Member of sports team: Sunderland A.F.C.[9], Celtic F.C.[10], Crystal Palace F.C.[11], Scotland men's national football team[12], Scottish Football League XI[13]
  • Position played on team / speciality: forward[14]
  • Sport: association football[15]
  • Family name: Hughes[16]
  • Given name: John[17]
  • Number of matches played/races/starts: 2[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19]
  • Country for sport: Scotland[20]
  • Name in native language: John Hughes[21]
  • Number of children: 4[22]
  • Sibling: Billy Hughes[23]
  • Total goals in career: 0[24]

Why It Matters

John Hughes has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was John Hughes born?

John Hughes's place of birth was Coatbridge[2].

What did John Hughes do for work?

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . celticquicknews.co.uk. celticquicknews.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country for sport → Scotland
    Occupation → —
    Place of birth → Coatbridge
    Sport → association football
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