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- Birth nameJohn Cody Fidler-Simpson
- John Simpson was born on August 9, 1944 in Cleveleys, Lancashire, England, UK. He is a director and editor, known for Crimewatch UK (1984), BBC World News America (2007) and Afghanistan: 12 Years of Violence (2001). He has been married to Adele Kruger since 1996. They have one child. He was previously married to Diane Jean Petteys.
- SpousesAdele Kruger(1996 - present) (1 child)Diane Jean Petteys(August 14, 1965 - 1995) (divorced, 2 children)
- Appointed a CBE in 1991.
- Elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1990.
- While covering the US-led war on terrorism in 2001, he famously claimed on-air that the BBC had "liberated Kabul" from Taliban occupation (Simpson and his BBC camera crew arrived in the city ahead of the main Northern Alliance forces).
- His wife Dee gave birth to their first child on 16th January 2006, a baby boy weighing 7lb 8oz.
- Makes his home between Oxford (UK) and Bullock Harbour, Dalkey (Ireland).
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