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John W. Carlin

PEP · Politician

John W. Carlin is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	John W. Carlin · ג'ון קרלין · جون دبليو. كارلن · ジョン・W・カーリン · 約翰·W·卡林				[sources]
Alias	John Carlin · John William Carlin				[sources]
Birth date	1940-08-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Salina				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	John · William				[sources]
Last name	Carlin				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1702040				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Archivist of the United States (1995-2005) · Governor of Kansas (1979-1987) · National Governors Association · member of the Kansas House of Representatives				[sources]
Education	Kansas State University				[sources]
Religion	Lutheranism				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-08	Last processed	2026-04-08	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

American politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,191

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,170

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