John McClane

Summary

John McClane is a fictional human^[1]. He was born in Plainfield^[2]. He was born on +1957-08-11T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a police detective^[4] and vigilante^[5]. He ranks in the top 9% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month).^[6]

Key Facts

• John McClane's place of birth was Plainfield^[2].
• John McClane was born on +1957-08-11T00:00:00Z^[3].
• A child of John McClane was Lucy McClane^[7].
• A child of John McClane was Jack McClane^[8].
• John McClane held citizenship in United States^[9].
• John McClane's professions included police detective^[4].
• John McClane worked as a vigilante^[5].
• John McClane was employed by New York City Police Department^[10].
• John McClane was employed by Los Angeles Police Department^[11].
• John McClane is the creator of Roderick Thorp^[12].
• John McClane is recorded as male^[13].
• John McClane's instance of is recorded as fictional human^[14].
• John McClane's instance of is recorded as film character^[15].
• John McClane's performer is recorded as Bruce Willis^[16].
• John McClane's performer is recorded as Dave Wittenberg^[17].
• John McClane's military, police or special rank is recorded as lieutenant^[18].
• John McClane's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08vxsb^[19].
• John McClane's family name is recorded as McClane^[20].
• John McClane's given name is recorded as John^[21].
• John McClane's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as American English^[22].
• John McClane's present in work is recorded as Die Hard^[23].
• John McClane's present in work is recorded as Die Hard 2^[24].
• John McClane's present in work is recorded as Die Hard with a Vengeance^[25].
• John McClane's present in work is recorded as Live Free or Die Hard^[26].
• John McClane's present in work is recorded as A Good Day to Die Hard^[27].

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Origins and Family

John McClane's place of birth was Plainfield^[2]. He was born on +1957-08-11T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include police detective^[4] and vigilante^[5]. Employers include New York City Police Department^[10], a municipal police in the United States^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1845^[30], headquartered in 1 Police Plaza^[31] and Los Angeles Police Department^[11], a municipal police in the United States^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1869^[34], headquartered in Parker Center^[35].

Works and Contributions

John McClane is the creator of Roderick Thorp^[12].

Personal Life

Children include Lucy McClane^[7], a fictional human^[36] and Jack McClane^[8], a fictional human^[37].

Why It Matters

John McClane ranks in the top 9% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

FAQs

Where was John McClane born?

John McClane was born in Plainfield^[2].

What did John McClane do for work?

John McClane worked as police detective^[4] and vigilante^[5].