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Paul van Loon

Dutch singer and writer
Person Human Q379682

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
April 17, 1955
Place of birth
Geleen
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[8]
Occupation
singer, screenwriter, children's writer, actor, writer
Field of work
children's and young adult literature, pop music, popular music[10][11][12]
Award received
Kiddo Leespluim (1996), De Kinderjury (1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2025), Pluim van de Kinderjury (2012)[13][14][15]
Official website
paulvanloon.nl, www.paulvanloon.nl[19][20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch[25]
Nominated for
Wikidata item (2025)[24]
Birth name
Paulus Stephanus Elisabeth Lambertus Maria van Tung[26]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[29]
Described by source
Iedereen Leest, Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur[22][23]
Family name
Loon (Familienname)[17]
Given name
Paul[18]
Instrument
voice[21]
Maintained by WikiProject
Wikiproject Iedereen Leest[28]
Name in native language
Paul van Loon[27]
Native language
Dutch[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Paul van Loon cs Paulus Stephanus Elisabeth Lambertus Maria van Loon ja パウル・ヴァン・ローン ja ポール・ファン・ローン ru Пауль ван Лон
🔖 Identifiers · 51
ISNI
0000000083807096
VIAF cluster ID
49274787
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n92107118
GND ID
120854252
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Paul van Loon.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90190634
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122093839
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11022349
CiNii Research ID
1140573251339662080
DBC author ID
87097968646472
DBNL author ID
loon009
DDB person (GND) ID
120854252
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Described at URL
dbpedia.org
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120854252
Discogs artist ID
460598
ELNET ID
a12400178
Film.ru person ID
paul-van-lon
Flemish Public Libraries ID
000039229
GTAA ID
127211
Genius artist ID
Paul-van-loon
Genius artist numeric ID
1678055
Goodreads author ID
333147
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122_gbd7
HAND ID
6516-57EC-5A11-D11C-7222
IMDb ID
nm1785828
ISFDB author ID
147902
IdRef ID
030737540
J9U entity ID
987007333468305171
Jeugdliteratuur ID
paul-van-loon
KBR person ID
14339511
Kinobox person ID
948073
MusicBrainz artist ID
d5b1e8c5-a60d-49c0-a142-4a38b3d96e5c
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000208214
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA19865722
NDL Authority ID
00851681
NL CR AUT ID
xx0254819
NUKAT ID
n2015135446
National Library of Chile ID
000851851
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200202681
National Library of Latvia ID
000186738
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*41683;=BI
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1184390
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072928948
NooSFere author ID
-45,603
Perlentaucher ID
paul-van-loon
RILM ID
95391
SHARE Catalogue author ID
752008
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
23024
WikiKids ID
Paul_van_Loon
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpDVyFBGvgDtcmxTRcgKd
ČSFD person ID
174989

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
actor, writer, singer, screenwriter, children's writer
Field of work 3
pop music, popular music, children's and young adult literature
← After a work by 2
Fuchsia the Mini-Witch, Gruesome School Trip
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Films written 1
Alfie, the Little Werewolf
Given name 1
Paul
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Dutch
Native language 1
Dutch
Place of birth 1
Geleen
Sex or gender 1
male
← Cast member 1
Gruesome School Trip
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Summary

Paul van Loon was born on April 17, 1955[1], in Geleen[2]. He has worked as a singer[3], screenwriter[4], children's writer[5], actor[6], and writer[7].

FAQs

Where was Paul van Loon born?

Paul van Loon's place of birth was Geleen[2].

What did Paul van Loon do for work?

Paul van Loon worked as a singer[3], screenwriter[4], children's writer[5], actor[6], and writer[7].

What awards did Paul van Loon receive?

Honors received include Kiddo Leespluim[13] and De Kinderjury[14].

Related Entities

Kingdom of the Netherlands

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . NooSFere. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . dbnl.org. Retrieved . dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . boekenkrant.com. Retrieved . boekenkrant.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Hannolans · 2026-11-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nominated for → Wikidata item
    "Changed claim: Nominated for: Wikidata item, Prijzen: bewering van 14-11 naar categorie-item Q142154362"
  2. 1d ago · Hannolans · 2026-11-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nominated for → Wikidata item
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #67891: Prijzen 2026-11-14"
  3. 3d ago · ~2026-59893-56 · 2026-11-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Birth name → Paulus Stephanus Elisabeth Lambertus Maria van Tung
    "Changed claim: Birth name: Paulus Stephanus Elisabeth Lambertus Maria van Tung"
  4. 25d ago · KyraGr · 2026-10-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Kiddo Leespluim, De Kinderjury, Pluim van de Kinderjury
    "Created claim: Award received: Pluim van de Kinderjury"
  5. 25d ago · KyraGr · 2026-10-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Award received: De Kinderjury"
  6. 4w ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer, screenwriter, children's writer +2
    "Created claim: Occupation: writer, Update NK ČR – P106"
  7. 4w ago · Difool · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → singer, screenwriter, children's writer +2
    "Cleanup: remove wikimedia+aggregator+self_stated_in refs; remove redundant occupations (Difool/WikidataCleanup)"
  8. 5w ago · ~2026-53848-80 · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    "Changed claim: Instance of: Homo"
  9. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 6516-57EC-5A11-D11C-7222
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46379: HAND ID (2)"
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