John O'Neill

Northern Irish footballer (born 1958)
Person human Q2628718
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Summary

John O'Neill was born on March 11, 1958[1], in Derry[2]. He has worked as an association football player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[5]
  • Educated at: St Columb's College[6]
  • Sex or gender: male[7]
  • Position played on team / speciality: defender[8]
  • Sport: association football[9]
  • Family name: O'Neill[10]
  • Given name: John[11], Patrick[12]
  • Described by source: Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database[13]
  • Participant in: 1986 FIFA World Cup[14], 1982 FIFA World Cup[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[16]
  • Country for sport: Northern Ireland[17]
  • Different from: John O'Neill[18]
  • Height: 182 cm[19]

Why It Matters

John O'Neill has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was John O'Neill born?

John O'Neill was born in Derry[2].

What did John O'Neill do for work?

John O'Neill worked as an association football player[3].

Where did John O'Neill go to school?

John O'Neill was educated at St Columb's College[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved . neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Playmakerstats.com player id → 28149
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Playmakerstats.com player id: 28149, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289935|batch #289935]]"
  2. 10d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position played on team / speciality → defender
    Place of birth → Derry
    Educated at → St Columb's College
    Family name → O'Neill
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Eu-football.info player id: 15418"
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