John Shum

Hong Kong actor and film producer
Person human Q5369209
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John Shum

Summary

John Shum is a human[1]. Born in Enping[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1952[3]. He worked as an actor[4], film actor[5], and film producer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Shum's place of birth was Enping[2].
  • John Shum was born on January 1, 1952[3].
  • John Shum was born on January 1, 1952[8].
  • A child of John Shum was Yoyo Sham[9].
  • John Shum held citizenship in People's Republic of China[10].
  • John Shum's professions included actor[4].
  • John Shum's professions included film actor[5].
  • John Shum worked as a film producer[6].
  • John Shum was educated at University of Hong Kong[11].
  • John Shum is recorded as male[12].
  • John Shum's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Shum's family name is recorded as Cen[14].
  • John Shum's family name is recorded as Shum[15].
  • John Shum's given name is recorded as John[16].
  • John Shum's described at URL is recorded as https://www.mpweekly.com/culture/%E7%A4%BE%E6%9C%83/%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E7%A4%BE%E9%81%8B-%E6%94%AF%E8%81%AF%E6%9C%83-%E5%85%AD%E5%9B%9B-74474/[17].
  • John Shum's described at URL is recorded as https://www.e123.hk/news/119536[18].
  • John Shum's described at URL is recorded as https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/bujspa/details_j.php?lang=cht&page=2&psize=12&sort=date_d&syr=1969&eyr=2017&pdf_name=spy_2016_09_47_01_cht.pdf&did=bujspa0011900&tab2=editorial&tab1=text[19].
  • John Shum's described at URL is recorded as https://today.line.me/hk/v2/article/zNzMrY5[20].
  • John Shum's start of work period is recorded as 1980[21].
  • John Shum's permanent resident of is recorded as Hong Kong[22].
  • John Shum's P14750 is recorded as C5D9-3F8C-8244-39ED-2F5C[23].

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Origins and Family

John Shum's place of birth was Enping[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1952[3].

Education

John Shum's education included a stint at University of Hong Kong[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4], film actor[5], and film producer[6].

Personal Life

A child of John Shum was Yoyo Sham[9].

Why It Matters

John Shum ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was John Shum born?

John Shum was born in Enping[2].

What did John Shum do for work?

John Shum worked as actor[4], film actor[5], and film producer[6].

Where did John Shum go to school?

John Shum was educated at University of Hong Kong[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . MAK. wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'ko', 'ro', 'ru', 'zh', 'zh_yue']
    Sitelink count → 11
    Date of birth → +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57226|batch #57226]]: Import and prefer more precise dates from dewiki"
  2. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 61057
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7553]]: 61057, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270606|batch #270606]]"
  3. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → C5D9-3F8C-8244-39ED-2F5C
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46470|batch #46470]]: HAND ID (9)"
  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → John
    Family name → Cen, Shum
    Country of citizenship → People's Republic of China
    Instance of → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32117|batch #32117]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (30)"
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