John Lacy

English comic actor and playwright (1615-1681)
Person human Q384607
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John Lacy

Summary

John Lacy is a human[1]. His place of birth was Doncaster[2]. He was born on 1615[3]. He died on January 1, 1681[4]. He worked as a playwright[5], stage actor[6], dramaturge[7], actor[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • John Lacy was born in Doncaster[2].
  • John Lacy was born on 1615[3].
  • John Lacy died on January 1, 1681[4].
  • John Lacy held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • John Lacy's professions included playwright[5].
  • John Lacy's professions included stage actor[6].
  • John Lacy worked as a dramaturge[7].
  • John Lacy's professions included actor[8].
  • John Lacy's professions included writer[9].
  • John Lacy is recorded as male[12].
  • John Lacy's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Lacy's family name is recorded as Lacy[14].
  • John Lacy's given name is recorded as John[15].
  • John Lacy's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[16].
  • John Lacy's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[17].
  • John Lacy's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].

Body

Origins and Family

John Lacy's place of birth was Doncaster[2]. He was born on 1615[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include playwright[5], stage actor[6], dramaturge[7], actor[8], and writer[9].

Death and Burial

John Lacy died on January 1, 1681[4].

Why It Matters

John Lacy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was John Lacy born?

John Lacy was born in Doncaster[2].

What did John Lacy do for work?

John Lacy worked as playwright[5], stage actor[6], dramaturge[7], actor[8], and writer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation playwright, stage actor, dramaturge +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  2. 22d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Libraries australia id 35287543
    Wikidata description English comic actor and playwright (1615-1681)
    Occupation playwright, stage actor, dramaturge +2
    Family name Lacy
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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