Richard Whiteley

British television personality and journalist (1943-2005)
Person human Q3431325
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Richard Whiteley

Summary

Richard Whiteley is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bradford[2]. He was born on December 28, 1943[3]. He passed away in Leeds[4]. He died on June 26, 2005[5]. He worked as a journalist[6] and television presenter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (781 views/month, #7,192 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Richard Whiteley was born in Bradford[2].
  • Richard Whiteley passed away in Leeds[4].
  • Richard Whiteley was born on December 28, 1943[3].
  • Richard Whiteley died on June 26, 2005[5].
  • Richard Whiteley held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Richard Whiteley worked as a journalist[6].
  • Richard Whiteley's professions included television presenter[7].
  • Richard Whiteley's education included a stint at Christ's College[10].
  • Richard Whiteley's education included a stint at Giggleswick School[11].
  • Richard Whiteley received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[12].
  • Richard Whiteley is recorded as male[13].
  • Richard Whiteley's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Richard Whiteley's unmarried partner is recorded as Kathryn Apanowicz[15].
  • The cause of death was endocarditis[16].
  • Richard Whiteley's family name is recorded as Whiteley[17].
  • Richard Whiteley's given name is recorded as Richard[18].
  • Richard Whiteley's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[19].
  • Richard Whiteley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Richard Whiteley's start of work period is recorded as 1964[21].
  • Richard Whiteley's P14750 is recorded as 3EE2-1CE4-4187-847F-FB7B[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: GB[24]

  • Began / founded: 1943-12-28[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2005-06-26[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f9fcc821-b93c-4fce-938f-94a881204edb[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Whiteley was born in Bradford[2]. He was born on December 28, 1943[3].

Education

Educated at Christ's College[10], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1505[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Giggleswick School[11], a boarding school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1499[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[6] and television presenter[7].

Recognition

Richard Whiteley received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[12].

Death and Burial

Richard Whiteley died on June 26, 2005[5]. He passed away in Leeds[4]. The cause of death was endocarditis[16].

Why It Matters

Richard Whiteley ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (781 views/month, #7,192 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Richard Whiteley born?

Born in Bradford[2], Richard Whiteley…

Where did Richard Whiteley die?

Richard Whiteley died in Leeds[4].

What did Richard Whiteley do for work?

Richard Whiteley worked as journalist[6] and television presenter[7].

Where did Richard Whiteley go to school?

Richard Whiteley was educated at Christ's College[10] and Giggleswick School[11].

What awards did Richard Whiteley receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.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. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv maze person id → 107136
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P11449]]: 107136, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270242|batch #270242]]"
  2. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Unmarried partner → Kathryn Apanowicz
    Educated at → Christ's College, Giggleswick School
    Award received → Officer of the Order of the British Empire
    Sex or gender → male
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: 3EE2-1CE4-4187-847F-FB7B, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269218|batch #269218]]"
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