John Witherow

South African journalist
Person human Q14949189
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Summary

John Witherow was born on January 20, 1952[1], in Johannesburg[2]. He has worked as a journalist[3] and editor[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: South Africa[6]
  • Employer: The Times[7]
  • Educated at: Cardiff University[8], University of York[9], Bedford School[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Family name: Witherow[12]
  • Given name: John[13]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[14]
  • Name in native language: John Witherow[15]
  • Social media followers: 6600[16], 6316[17]

Why It Matters

John Witherow is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

Where was John Witherow born?

John Witherow's place of birth was Johannesburg[2].

What did John Witherow do for work?

John Witherow worked as a journalist[3] and editor[4].

Where did John Witherow go to school?

John Witherow was educated at Cardiff University[8], University of York[9], and Bedford School[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Muck Rack. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · QuillQuasar · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Prabook id → 2239878
    Educated at → Cardiff University, University of York, Bedford School
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007270046505171
    Jrc names id → 503090
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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