John Matshikiza

South African actor (1954-2008)
Person human Q13639702
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John Matshikiza

Summary

John Matshikiza is a human[1]. Born in Johannesburg[2], he… he was born on +1954-11-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Johannesburg[4]. He died on +2008-09-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a poet[6], journalist[7], actor[8], and television actor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Johannesburg[2], John Matshikiza…
  • John Matshikiza died in Johannesburg[4].
  • John Matshikiza was born on +1954-11-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Matshikiza died on +2008-09-15T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of John Matshikiza was Lindiwe Matshikiza[11].
  • John Matshikiza held citizenship in South Africa[12].
  • John Matshikiza's professions included poet[6].
  • John Matshikiza's professions included journalist[7].
  • John Matshikiza worked as an actor[8].
  • John Matshikiza's professions included television actor[9].
  • John Matshikiza is recorded as male[13].
  • John Matshikiza's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Matshikiza's ISNI is recorded as 000000011475264X[15].
  • John Matshikiza's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 75899619[16].
  • John Matshikiza's GND ID is recorded as 114572096X[17].
  • John Matshikiza's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no95025300[18].
  • John Matshikiza's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14204602c[19].
  • John Matshikiza's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0559344[20].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[21].
  • John Matshikiza's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04mx5cr[22].
  • John Matshikiza's given name is recorded as John[23].
  • John Matshikiza's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX1616359[24].
  • John Matshikiza's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 299158756[25].
  • John Matshikiza's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[26].
  • John Matshikiza's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

John Matshikiza was born in Johannesburg[2]. He was born on +1954-11-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], journalist[7], actor[8], and television actor[9].

Personal Life

A child of John Matshikiza was Lindiwe Matshikiza[11].

Death and Burial

John Matshikiza died on +2008-09-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Johannesburg[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[21].

Why It Matters

John Matshikiza ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was John Matshikiza born?

John Matshikiza was born in Johannesburg[2].

Where did John Matshikiza die?

John Matshikiza passed away in Johannesburg[4].

What did John Matshikiza do for work?

John Matshikiza worked as poet[6], journalist[7], actor[8], and television actor[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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