John Niven

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John Niven

Summary

John Niven is a human[1]. Born in Irvine[2], he… he was born on 1966[3]. He worked as a writer[4], screenwriter[5], editing staff[6], guitarist[7], and music executive[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,605 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Niven's place of birth was Irvine[2].
  • John Niven was born on 1966[3].
  • John Niven was born on May 1, 1966[10].
  • John Niven held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • John Niven's professions included writer[4].
  • John Niven's professions included screenwriter[5].
  • John Niven worked as an editing staff[6].
  • John Niven worked as a guitarist[7].
  • John Niven worked as a music executive[8].
  • John Niven's field of work was literature[12].
  • John Niven's field of work was literary activity[13].
  • John Niven's field of work was music industry[14].
  • John Niven's field of work was film screenwriting[15].
  • John Niven's field of work was film direction[16].
  • John Niven's education included a stint at University of Glasgow[17].
  • John Niven is recorded as male[18].
  • John Niven's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • John Niven's family name is recorded as Niven[20].
  • John Niven's given name is recorded as John[21].
  • John Niven's work location is recorded as Scotland[22].
  • John Niven's work location is recorded as Buckinghamshire[23].
  • John Niven's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • John Niven's P14750 is recorded as FA94-15B0-D93F-EF2E-8075[25].

Body

Origins and Family

John Niven was born in Irvine[2]. Recorded date of birth include 1966[3] and May 1, 1966[10].

Education

John Niven was educated at University of Glasgow[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], screenwriter[5], editing staff[6], guitarist[7], and music executive[8]. Fields of work include literature[12], a type of arts[26]; literary activity[13]; music industry[14], a type of industry[27]; film screenwriting[15], an occupation[28]; and film direction[16], an activity[29].

Why It Matters

John Niven ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,605 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was John Niven born?

John Niven's place of birth was Irvine[2].

What did John Niven do for work?

John Niven worked as writer[4], screenwriter[5], editing staff[6], guitarist[7], and music executive[8].

Where did John Niven go to school?

John Niven was educated at University of Glasgow[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Munzinger Personen. wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fr', 'it']
    Sitelink count → 4
    Date of birth → +1966-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1966-05-01T00:00:00Z
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  2. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → John
    Musicbrainz artist id → ce5bae30-7c16-47b3-b026-b5cffffba1e1
    Idref id → 184278422
    Sex or gender → male
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