Prue Leith

South African-British chef, writer, television personality, businesswoman
Person human Q7253009
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Summary

Prue Leith is a human[1]. She was born in Cape Town[2]. She was born on February 18, 1940[3]. She worked as a chef[4], celebrity chef[5], television presenter[6], celebrity[7], and businessperson[8]. She ranks in the top 0.5% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78,806 views/month, #5,014 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Cape Town[2].
  • Prue Leith was born on February 18, 1940[3].
  • A child of Prue Leith was Danny Kruger[10].
  • Prue Leith held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Prue Leith worked as a chef[4].
  • Prue Leith's professions included celebrity chef[5].
  • Prue Leith's professions included television presenter[6].
  • Prue Leith's professions included celebrity[7].
  • Prue Leith worked as a businessperson[8].
  • Prue Leith worked as a restaurateur[12].
  • Prue Leith was educated at St Mary's School[13].
  • Prue Leith received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[14].
  • Prue Leith received the honorary doctorate[15].
  • Prue Leith is recorded as female[16].
  • Prue Leith's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Prue Leith's Commons category is recorded as Prue Leith[18].
  • Prue Leith earned the academic degree of Doctor of Letters[19].
  • Prue Leith's family name is recorded as Leith[20].
  • Prue Leith's given name is recorded as Prue[21].
  • Prue Leith's given name is recorded as Prudence[22].
  • Prue Leith's given name is recorded as Margaret[23].
  • Prue Leith's official website is recorded as https://www.prue-leith.com[24].
  • Prue Leith's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Prue Leith's P14750 is recorded as 95A2-3EA9-B64C-4CAB-30B6[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Prue Leith's place of birth was Cape Town[2]. She was born on February 18, 1940[3].

Education

Prue Leith was educated at St Mary's School[13]. She earned the academic degree of Doctor of Letters[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chef[4], celebrity chef[5], television presenter[6], celebrity[7], businessperson[8], and restaurateur[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[14], a grade of an order[27], in United Kingdom[28] and honorary doctorate[15], a title of honor[29].

Personal Life

A child of Prue Leith was Danny Kruger[10].

Why It Matters

Prue Leith ranks in the top 0.5% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78,806 views/month, #5,014 of 1,000,298).[9] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Prue Leith born?

Born in Cape Town[2].

What did Prue Leith do for work?

Prue Leith worked as chef[4], celebrity chef[5], television presenter[6], celebrity[7], and businessperson[8].

Where did Prue Leith go to school?

Prue Leith was educated at St Mary's School[13].

What awards did Prue Leith receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[14] and honorary doctorate[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . www5.open.ac.uk. www5.open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . warwick.ac.uk. warwick.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Redpandacat · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 9
    Academic degree → Doctor of Letters
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'dag', 'en', 'fa', 'gur', 'ig', 'kus', 'sw']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Date of birth: 18 February 1940, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790474263476"
  2. 19d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Port person id → 702130
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Port person id: 702130, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275236|batch #275236]]"
  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 95A2-3EA9-B64C-4CAB-30B6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46470|batch #46470]]: HAND ID (9)"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    Child → Danny Kruger
    Official website → https://www.prue-leith.com
    Instance of → human
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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