Jon Savage

English music journalist (born 1953)
Person human Q117379
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Summary

Jon Savage was born on September 2, 1953[1], in Paddington[2]. He has worked as a journalist[3], music critic[4], writer[5], and music journalist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,353 views/month, #7,202 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[8]
  • Educated at: Magdalene College[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Commons category: Jon Savage[11]
  • Archives at: Liverpool John Moores University Special Collections and Archives[12]
  • Family name: Savage[13]
  • Given name: Jon[14]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[15]
  • Has works in the collection: Tate[16]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[17]
  • Social media followers: 17,922[18], 24,262[19], 28,025[20]

Why It Matters

Jon Savage has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Jon Savage born?

Jon Savage was born in Paddington[2].

What did Jon Savage do for work?

Jon Savage worked as a journalist[3], music critic[4], writer[5], and music journalist[6].

Where did Jon Savage go to school?

Jon Savage was educated at Magdalene College[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . archives.ljmu.ac.uk. Retrieved . archives.ljmu.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 9d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58213|batch #58213]]: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 9d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → BVEV017314
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Sbn author id: BVEV017314, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/326504774|Jon Savage (#326504774)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8551|SBN persons with da"
  3. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → journalist, music critic, writer +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31702|batch #31702]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (3)"
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