John Kirwan

New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach, and rugby league footballer
Person human Q723617
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John Kirwan

Summary

John Kirwan is a human[1]. He was born in Auckland[2]. He was born on +1964-12-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a rugby league player[4], rugby union player[5], and rugby union coach[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month, #7,197 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Kirwan's place of birth was Auckland[2].
  • John Kirwan was born on +1964-12-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Kirwan held citizenship in New Zealand[8].
  • John Kirwan worked as a rugby league player[4].
  • John Kirwan worked as a rugby union player[5].
  • John Kirwan worked as a rugby union coach[6].
  • John Kirwan's education included a stint at De La Salle College, Mangere East[9].
  • John Kirwan received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[10].
  • John Kirwan received the Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[11].
  • John Kirwan received the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[12].
  • John Kirwan's image is recorded as John Kirwan KNZM (cropped).jpg[13].
  • John Kirwan is recorded as male[14].
  • John Kirwan's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Kirwan's member of sports team is recorded as Auckland RFU[16].
  • John Kirwan's member of sports team is recorded as New Zealand Warriors[17].
  • John Kirwan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000444203109[18].
  • John Kirwan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 312881927[19].
  • John Kirwan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2014152985[20].
  • John Kirwan's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01131961[21].
  • John Kirwan's Commons category is recorded as John Kirwan[22].
  • John Kirwan's position played on team / speciality is recorded as winger[23].
  • John Kirwan's sport is recorded as rugby union[24].
  • John Kirwan's sport is recorded as rugby league[25].
  • John Kirwan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04cb71[26].
  • John Kirwan's family name is recorded as Kirwan[27].

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Origins and Family

John Kirwan's place of birth was Auckland[2]. He was born on +1964-12-16T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

John Kirwan's education included a stint at De La Salle College, Mangere East[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rugby league player[4], rugby union player[5], and rugby union coach[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[10], an award[28], in United Kingdom[29]; Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[11], a grade of an order[30], in New Zealand[31]; and Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[12], a grade of an order[32], in New Zealand[33].

Why It Matters

John Kirwan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month, #7,197 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was John Kirwan born?

John Kirwan's place of birth was Auckland[2].

What did John Kirwan do for work?

John Kirwan worked as rugby league player[4], rugby union player[5], and rugby union coach[6].

Where did John Kirwan go to school?

John Kirwan was educated at De La Salle College, Mangere East[9].

What awards did John Kirwan receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[10], Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[11], and Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Rugby League Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . The London Gazette 51580. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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