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Kevin Ashton

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Kevin Ashton

Summary

Kevin Ashton is a human[1]. His place of birth was Birmingham[2]. He was born on +1968-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an engineer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,226 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Kevin Ashton was born in Birmingham[2].
  • Kevin Ashton was born on +1968-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kevin Ashton held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Kevin Ashton's professions included engineer[4].
  • Kevin Ashton's image is recorded as Kevin Ashton 2015.jpg[7].
  • Kevin Ashton is recorded as male[8].
  • Kevin Ashton's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Kevin Ashton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000437116162[10].
  • Kevin Ashton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 310709809[11].
  • Kevin Ashton's GND ID is recorded as 1089078617[12].
  • Kevin Ashton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2014056466[13].
  • Kevin Ashton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b06y9[14].
  • Kevin Ashton's family name is recorded as Ashton[15].
  • Kevin Ashton's given name is recorded as Kevin[16].
  • Kevin Ashton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • Kevin Ashton's BBC Things ID is recorded as 4104f694-d062-4de2-8029-6909b601fb37[18].
  • Kevin Ashton's National Library of Korea ID is recorded as KAC201514895[19].
  • Kevin Ashton's LibraryThing author ID is recorded as ashtonkevin[20].
  • Kevin Ashton's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJbxGt7j3y8Wpwhm3CfrMP[21].
  • Kevin Ashton's DDB person is recorded as 1089078617[22].
  • Kevin Ashton's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/9d2357b2-e4ef-417b-90f4-b3c9153355f7[23].

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Origins and Family

Kevin Ashton was born in Birmingham[2]. He was born on +1968-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Kevin Ashton worked as an engineer[4].

Why It Matters

Kevin Ashton ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,226 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

FAQs

Where was Kevin Ashton born?

Kevin Ashton was born in Birmingham[2].

What did Kevin Ashton do for work?

Kevin Ashton worked as engineer[4].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Kevin Ashton. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/kevin-ashton
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