Jonathan Evans

British civil servant, Director General of MI5 from 2007 to 2013 ; member of the House of Lords from 2014
Person human Q587759
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Jonathan Evans

Summary

Jonathan Evans is a human[1]. He was born on +1958-02-17T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an intelligence officer[3], civil servant[4], and politician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jonathan Evans was born on +1958-02-17T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Jonathan Evans held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Jonathan Evans worked as an intelligence officer[3].
  • Jonathan Evans worked as a civil servant[4].
  • Jonathan Evans worked as a politician[5].
  • Jonathan Evans held the position of member of the House of Lords[8].
  • Jonathan Evans was educated at University of Bristol[9].
  • Jonathan Evans's education included a stint at Sevenoaks School[10].
  • Jonathan Evans received the Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath[11].
  • Jonathan Evans's image is recorded as JonathanEvans.jpg[12].
  • Jonathan Evans is recorded as male[13].
  • Jonathan Evans's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Jonathan Evans's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5358154137644415370003[15].
  • Jonathan Evans's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2018021788[16].
  • Jonathan Evans's Commons category is recorded as Jonathan Evans, Baron Evans of Weardale[17].
  • Jonathan Evans's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02pwyk1[18].
  • Jonathan Evans's family name is recorded as Evans[19].
  • Jonathan Evans's given name is recorded as Jonathan[20].
  • Jonathan Evans's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Jonathan Evans's BBC Things ID is recorded as cf50346c-ef4a-4fdc-9e07-71c44747329a[22].
  • Jonathan Evans's TheyWorkForYou ID is recorded as 25257[23].
  • Jonathan Evans's UK Parliament thesaurus ID is recorded as 409206[24].
  • Jonathan Evans's The Peerage person ID is recorded as p66403.htm#i664022[25].
  • Jonathan Evans's Who's Who UK ID is recorded as U245128[26].
  • Jonathan Evans's UK Parliament ID is recorded as XEdq2a1M[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jonathan Evans was born on +1958-02-17T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Bristol[9], a public university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1909[30], headquartered in Bristol[31] and Sevenoaks School[10], an independent school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1432[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include intelligence officer[3], civil servant[4], and politician[5]. Jonathan Evans held the position of member of the House of Lords[8].

Recognition

Jonathan Evans received the Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath[11].

Why It Matters

Jonathan Evans ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What did Jonathan Evans do for work?

Jonathan Evans worked as intelligence officer[3], civil servant[4], and politician[5].

Where did Jonathan Evans go to school?

Jonathan Evans was educated at University of Bristol[9] and Sevenoaks School[10].

What awards did Jonathan Evans receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Who's Who. gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Who's Who. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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