John Laws

Australian radio presenter (1935–2025)
Person human Q6244211
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John Laws

Summary

John Laws is a human[1]. His place of birth was Wau[2]. He was born on August 8, 1935[3]. He died in Woolloomooloo[4]. He died on November 9, 2025[5]. He worked as a radio personality[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (536 views/month, #7,231 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Laws's place of birth was Wau[2].
  • John Laws died in Woolloomooloo[4].
  • John Laws was born on August 8, 1935[3].
  • John Laws died on November 9, 2025[5].
  • John Laws held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • John Laws's professions included radio personality[6].
  • Among John Laws's employers was 2UE[9].
  • John Laws was employed by 2GB[10].
  • Among John Laws's employers was Network 10[11].
  • Among John Laws's employers was Foxtel[12].
  • Among John Laws's employers was 2SM[13].
  • John Laws was employed by Broadcast Operations Group[14].
  • John Laws was educated at Knox Grammar School[15].
  • John Laws received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[16].
  • John Laws received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[17].
  • John Laws is recorded as male[18].
  • John Laws's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • John Laws's residence is recorded as Finger Wharf[20].
  • John Laws's given name is recorded as John[21].
  • John Laws's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • John Laws's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2486'}[23].
  • John Laws's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2445'}[24].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: AU[26]

  • Began / founded: 1935-08-08[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a1258371-f8b9-4b1d-9fd8-2b482dea4d03[28]

Body

Origins and Family

John Laws's place of birth was Wau[2]. He was born on August 8, 1935[3].

Education

John Laws was educated at Knox Grammar School[15].

Career and Affiliations

John Laws's professions included radio personality[6]. Employers include 2UE[9], a radio station[29], in Australia[30], founded in 1925[31]; 2GB[10], a radio station[32], in Australia[33], founded in 1926[34], headquartered in Pyrmont[35]; Network 10[11], a television network[36], in Australia[37], founded in 1964[38], headquartered in Sydney[39]; Foxtel[12], a business[40], in Australia[41], founded in 2019[42], headquartered in Macquarie Park[43]; 2SM[13], a radio station[44], in Australia[45], founded in 1931[46]; and Broadcast Operations Group[14], a privately held company[47], in Australia[48].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[16], a grade of an order[49], in United Kingdom[50] and Officer of the Order of the British Empire[17], a grade of an order[51], in United Kingdom[52].

Death and Burial

John Laws died on November 9, 2025[5]. He died in Woolloomooloo[4].

Why It Matters

John Laws ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (536 views/month, #7,231 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was John Laws born?

Born in Wau[2], John Laws…

Where did John Laws die?

John Laws died in Woolloomooloo[4].

What did John Laws do for work?

John Laws worked as radio personality[6].

Where did John Laws go to school?

John Laws was educated at Knox Grammar School[15].

What awards did John Laws receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[16] and Officer of the Order of the British Empire[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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  20. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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