Rachel Ward

British actress
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Summary

Rachel Ward was born on September 12, 1957[1], in England[2]. She has worked as a model[3], actor[4], film director[5], screenwriter[6], and film actor[7]. She ranks in the top 0.49% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,613 views/month, #4,869 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Chipping Norton[9]
  • Father: Peter Ward[10]
  • Mother: Claire Baring[11]
  • Spouse: Bryan Brown[12]
  • Child: Rosie Brown[13], Matilda Brown[14]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[15], Australia[16]
  • Occupation: director[17]
  • Educated at: Byam Shaw School of Art[18], Hatherop Castle School[19]
  • Award received: Member of the Order of Australia[20]
  • Sex or gender: female[21]
  • Commons category: Rachel Ward[22]
  • Residence: Cornwell Manor[23]
  • Family name: Ward[24], Brown[25]
  • Given name: Rachel[26], Claire[27]
  • Described by source: The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States (2004)[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[29], English[30]
  • Birth name: Rachel Claire Ward[31]
  • Name in native language: Rachel Ward[32]
  • Number of children: 3[33]
  • Start of work period: 1979[34]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[35]

Why It Matters

Rachel Ward has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] She is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Rachel Ward born?

Rachel Ward was born in England[2].

Who were Rachel Ward's parents?

Rachel Ward's father was Peter Ward[10]. Rachel Ward's mother was Claire Baring[11].

Who was Rachel Ward married to?

Rachel Ward's spouses include Bryan Brown[12].

What did Rachel Ward do for work?

Rachel Ward worked as a model[3], actor[4], film director[5], screenwriter[6], and film actor[7].

Where did Rachel Ward go to school?

Rachel Ward was educated at Byam Shaw School of Art[18] and Hatherop Castle School[19].

What awards did Rachel Ward receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of Australia[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . Deutsche Synchronkartei. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . 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 · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → England, Chipping Norton
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 12d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 32
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa',
    Allcinema person id → 40733
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allcinema person id: 40733, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/321990699|レイチェル・ウォード (#321990699)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mi"
  3. 29d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → rachel-ward
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Kinobaza person id: rachel-ward, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  4. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 96056, 90809
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  5. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 96056, 90809
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person id: 96056, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270112|batch #270112]]"
  6. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 8489-D63E-779D-29CC-8C4F
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46469|batch #46469]]: HAND ID (8)"
  7. 13w ago · MineoBot bot · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Musicbrainz artist id → 45843f30-60cd-4680-bc2e-09f8ebb239d8
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  8. 19w ago · Singularity42 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Ward, Brown
    Given name → Rachel, Claire
    Place of birth → England, Chipping Norton
    Number of children → {'amount': '+3'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Number of children: 3"
  9. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → model, actor, film director +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32082|batch #32082]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
  10. 21w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom, Australia
    Citizenship → —
    Described by source → The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States (2004)
    Instance of → human
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32180|batch #32180]]: P2949 Update Qualifiers"
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