Ted Egan

Australian singer
Person human Q7693161
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Ted Egan

Summary

Ted Egan is a human[1]. Born in Coburg[2], he… he was born on July 6, 1932[3]. He died in Alice Springs[4]. He died on December 4, 2025[5]. He worked as a teacher[6], musician[7], and civil servant[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Ted Egan was born in Coburg[2].
  • Ted Egan passed away in Alice Springs[4].
  • Ted Egan was born on July 6, 1932[3].
  • Ted Egan died on December 4, 2025[5].
  • Ted Egan held citizenship in Australia[10].
  • Ted Egan worked as a teacher[6].
  • Ted Egan's professions included musician[7].
  • Ted Egan worked as a civil servant[8].
  • Ted Egan held the position of Administrator of the Northern Territory[11].
  • Ted Egan's education included a stint at Charles Darwin University[12].
  • Ted Egan received the Australian National Living Treasure[13].
  • Ted Egan received the Member of the Order of Australia[14].
  • Ted Egan received the Officer of the Order of Australia[15].
  • Ted Egan is recorded as male[16].
  • Ted Egan's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Ted Egan's Commons category is recorded as Ted Egan[18].
  • Ted Egan's honorific prefix is recorded as The Honourable[19].
  • Ted Egan's family name is recorded as Q18330931[20].
  • Ted Egan's given name is recorded as Ted[21].
  • Ted Egan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Ted Egan's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Edward Joseph Egan'}[23].
  • Ted Egan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ted Egan'}[24].
  • Ted Egan's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[25].

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[26]

  • Country: AU[27]

  • Began / founded: 1932-07-06[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2025-12-04[29]

  • Genre(s): folk[30]

  • Community tags: folk[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 29767a06-6856-4833-b89d-ba274bc654c3[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Ted Egan was born in Coburg[2]. He was born on July 6, 1932[3].

Education

Ted Egan was educated at Charles Darwin University[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include teacher[6], musician[7], and civil servant[8]. Ted Egan held the position of Administrator of the Northern Territory[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Australian National Living Treasure[13], an award[33], in Australia[34]; Member of the Order of Australia[14], a grade of an order[35], in Australia[36]; and Officer of the Order of Australia[15], a grade of an order[37], in Australia[38].

Death and Burial

Ted Egan died on December 4, 2025[5]. He died in Alice Springs[4].

Why It Matters

Ted Egan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Ted Egan born?

Ted Egan's place of birth was Coburg[2].

Where did Ted Egan die?

Ted Egan died in Alice Springs[4].

What did Ted Egan do for work?

Ted Egan worked as teacher[6], musician[7], and civil servant[8].

Where did Ted Egan go to school?

Ted Egan was educated at Charles Darwin University[12].

What awards did Ted Egan receive?

Honors received include Australian National Living Treasure[13], Member of the Order of Australia[14], and Officer of the Order of Australia[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . news.com.au. Retrieved . news.com.au. Provenance: 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.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation teacher, musician, civil servant
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  2. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Alice Springs
    Number of children {'amount': '+4'}
    Award received
    Instance of human
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