John Maclean

Scottish film director, screenwriter and musician
Person human Q21080810
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Summary

John Maclean is a human[1]. He worked as a musician[2], film director[3], filmmaker[4], film editor[5], and director[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,127 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Maclean worked as a musician[2].
  • John Maclean worked as a film director[3].
  • John Maclean worked as a filmmaker[4].
  • John Maclean worked as a film editor[5].
  • John Maclean's professions included director[6].
  • John Maclean's education included a stint at Madras College[8].
  • John Maclean was a member of The Beta Band[9].
  • John Maclean was a member of The Aliens[10].
  • John Maclean is recorded as male[11].
  • John Maclean's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John Maclean's family name is recorded as Maclean[13].
  • John Maclean's given name is recorded as John[14].
  • John Maclean's nominated for is recorded as European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year[15].
  • John Maclean's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+3902'}[16].
  • John Maclean's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+2246'}[17].
  • John Maclean's P14750 is recorded as 7605-AC61-C419-84C2-29D3[18].

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[19]

  • Country: GB[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a94b033a-cb16-4f76-b9de-203fb892e2f4[21]

Body

Education

John Maclean was educated at Madras College[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[2], film director[3], filmmaker[4], film editor[5], and director[6].

Why It Matters

John Maclean ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,127 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

What did John Maclean do for work?

John Maclean worked as musician[2], film director[3], filmmaker[4], film editor[5], and director[6].

Where did John Maclean go to school?

John Maclean was educated at Madras College[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1084664917
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 7605-AC61-C419-84C2-29D3
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  3. 16w ago · Lmerice · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbc things id → e0951208-05df-47ae-a4aa-dc7f5a70e3ff
    X (twitter) username → johnbetamac
    Family name → Maclean
    Allmusic artist id → mn0002311460
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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