John Ryan

British animator and cartoonist
Person human Q6256088
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John Ryan

Summary

John Ryan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Edinburgh[2]. He was born on March 4, 1921[3]. He died in Rye[4]. He died on July 22, 2009[5]. He worked as a writer[6], animator[7], caricaturist[8], children's writer[9], and comics artist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • John Ryan's place of birth was Edinburgh[2].
  • John Ryan passed away in Rye[4].
  • John Ryan was born on March 4, 1921[3].
  • John Ryan was born on January 1, 1921[12].
  • John Ryan died on July 22, 2009[5].
  • John Ryan died on 2009[13].
  • John Ryan's father was Andrew Ryan[14].
  • John Ryan held citizenship in United Kingdom[15].
  • John Ryan's professions included writer[6].
  • John Ryan worked as an animator[7].
  • John Ryan worked as a caricaturist[8].
  • John Ryan's professions included children's writer[9].
  • John Ryan's professions included comics artist[10].
  • John Ryan worked as a visual artist[16].
  • John Ryan's field of work was visual art activity[17].
  • John Ryan's field of work was visual art education[18].
  • John Ryan was educated at Ampleforth College[19].
  • John Ryan's education included a stint at University of Westminster[20].
  • John Ryan is recorded as male[21].
  • John Ryan's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • John Ryan's military branch is recorded as British Army[23].
  • John Ryan was part of the conflict World War II[24].
  • John Ryan's family name is recorded as Ryan[25].
  • John Ryan's given name is recorded as John[26].
  • John Ryan's given name is recorded as Gerald[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Ryan was born in Edinburgh[2]. Recorded date of birth include March 4, 1921[3] and January 1, 1921[12]. His father was Andrew Ryan[14].

Education

Educated at Ampleforth College[19], a boarding school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1803[30] and University of Westminster[20], a public university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1838[33], headquartered in London[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], animator[7], caricaturist[8], children's writer[9], comics artist[10], and visual artist[16]. Fields of work include visual art activity[17] and visual art education[18], a branch of education[35].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include July 22, 2009[5] and 2009[13]. John Ryan died in Rye[4].

Why It Matters

John Ryan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was John Ryan born?

Born in Edinburgh[2], John Ryan…

Where did John Ryan die?

John Ryan died in Rye[4].

Who were John Ryan's parents?

John Ryan's father was Andrew Ryan[14].

What did John Ryan do for work?

John Ryan worked as writer[6], animator[7], caricaturist[8], children's writer[9], and comics artist[10].

Where did John Ryan go to school?

John Ryan was educated at Ampleforth College[19] and University of Westminster[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Q51343652. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] . DACS register. wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . Q51343652. Retrieved . mirror.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation writer, animator, caricaturist +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32119|batch #32119]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
  2. 27d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Rye
    Date of death +2009-07-22T00:00:00Z, +2009-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Given name John, Gerald, Christopher
    Instance of human
    + 45 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9984]]: 981061595580106706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257405|batch #257405]]"
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