John Waters

Australian actor
Person human Q363876
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John Waters

Summary

John Waters is a human[1]. His place of birth was Greater London[2]. He was born on December 8, 1948[3]. He worked as an actor[4], songwriter[5], singer[6], stage actor[7], and film actor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (811 views/month, #6,999 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Waters's place of birth was Greater London[2].
  • John Waters was born on December 8, 1948[3].
  • John Waters held citizenship in Australia[10].
  • John Waters held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • John Waters worked as an actor[4].
  • John Waters's professions included songwriter[5].
  • John Waters's professions included singer[6].
  • John Waters worked as a stage actor[7].
  • John Waters's professions included film actor[8].
  • John Waters's professions included television actor[12].
  • John Waters is recorded as male[13].
  • John Waters's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Waters's Commons category is recorded as John Waters (actor)[15].
  • John Waters's family name is recorded as Waters[16].
  • John Waters's given name is recorded as John[17].
  • John Waters's instrument is recorded as guitar[18].
  • John Waters's instrument is recorded as voice[19].
  • John Waters's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • John Waters's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[21].
  • John Waters's significant person is recorded as Alexandra Davies[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: AU[24]

  • Began / founded: 1948-12-08[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 14e93232-c4c4-4f00-adf3-f7bd990568bc[26]

Body

Origins and Family

John Waters was born in Greater London[2]. He was born on December 8, 1948[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4], songwriter[5], singer[6], stage actor[7], film actor[8], and television actor[12].

Why It Matters

John Waters ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (811 views/month, #6,999 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was John Waters born?

John Waters was born in Greater London[2].

What did John Waters do for work?

John Waters worked as actor[4], songwriter[5], singer[6], stage actor[7], and film actor[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . 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.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Number of children {'amount': '+5'}
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