Simon Kuper

British sports journalist (born 1969)
Person human Q2118355

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17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
October 15, 1969
Place of birth
Kampala
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, France[6][7]
Occupation
writer, journalist
Official website
www.ft.com[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[18]
Family name
Kuper[12]
Given name
Simon[13]
Has works in the collection
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam[16]
Social media followers
85k (66k–85k, n=4)[19][20][21][22]
Writing language
English[17]
🏷️ Also known as
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Companies House officer ID
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DBNL author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Europeana entity
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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IdRef ID
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JRC Names ID
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JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
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KBR person ID
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LRB contributor ID
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Muck Rack journalist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Perlentaucher ID
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
770080
SVKKL authority ID
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Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
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Tabakalera ID
18411
University of Barcelona authority ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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X (Twitter) username
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Summary

Simon Kuper was born on October 15, 1969[1], in Kampala[2]. He has worked as a writer[3] and journalist[4].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Football Against The Enemy[23], a written work[24].

FAQs

Where was Simon Kuper born?

Simon Kuper's place of birth was Kampala[2].

Who were Simon Kuper's parents?

Simon Kuper's father was Adam Kuper[5].

What did Simon Kuper do for work?

Simon Kuper worked as a writer[3] and journalist[4].

Where did Simon Kuper go to school?

Simon Kuper was educated at University of Oxford[8] and Harvard University[9].

What awards did Simon Kuper receive?

Honors received include Manuel Vázquez Montalbán Award for Sports Journalism[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . tvgids.nl. tvgids.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Muck Rack. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . stedelijk.nl. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0214703-Kuper-Simon-1969
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  2. 21w ago · Vysotsky · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → SimonKuper2026.jpg
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