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Liam Neeson

Politician

Liam Neeson 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	Liam Neeson · Liam Nison · Liams Nīsons · Λίαμ Νίσον · Лиам Нисон · 16 more...				[sources]
Other name	Liam John Neeson · Liam Nesson · William John "Liam" Neeson · William John Neeson · Лайам Нисон · 15 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Neeson · Нийсън · Нисон · リアム・ニーソン · 利亚姆·尼森 · 4 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1952-06-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Ballymena				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom · Ireland · United States				[sources]
Classification	International organization (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	John · William				[sources]
Last name	Neeson				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q58444				[sources]
Position	UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador				[sources]
Education	Queen's University Belfast · St Patrick's College				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Last change	2025-08-10	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2025-04-25

Descriptions

actor from Northern Ireland (born 1952)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-08-10

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Catherine Brown Close Associate	mother	-	-
Daniel Jack Neeson Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,163

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Wikidata334,882

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,700

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