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Adam Lanza

American spree killer; perpetrator of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting (1992–2012)
Person human Q1144884

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
April 22, 1992
Date of death
December 14, 2012
Place of birth
Exeter
Place of death
Newtown
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
mass murderer, spree killer, school shooter
Father
Epstein[9]
Mother
Nancy Lanza[10]
Sibling
Ryan Lanza[27]
Cause of death
shot to the head[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Family name
Lanza[15]
Given name
Adam, Peter[16][17]
Hair style / hair length
bowl cut[37]
Instrument
saxophone[23]
Manner of death
suicide[22]
Medical condition
sensory processing differences, Asperger syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder[19][20][21]
Name in native language
Adam Peter "Smiggles" Lanza[26]
Number of victims of killer
+27[24]
Place of burial
Green-Wood Cemetery[8]
Residence
Newtown[14]
Significant event
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting[18]
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Wears
boonie hat, glasses, vest, polo shirt, t-shirt, fingerless glove, canvas belt, sneaker, sock[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]
🏷️ Also known as
en Adam Lanza en Adam Peter Lanza es Adam Peter Lanza es Adam West he אדם לאנזה pl Adam Peter Lanza ru Адам Лэнза ru Адам Питер Лэнза ru Лэнза, Адам Питер tr Columbine Etkisi tr CulturalPhilistine tr İntihar tr Okul Saldırısı tr Psikolojik Sorunlar tr Smiggles zh 亞當·藍札
🔖 Identifiers · 29
VIAF cluster ID
305041088
Library of Congress authority ID
no2013077411
AllMusic artist ID
mn0002659466
Archive of Our Own tag
Adam Lanza, Adam Lanza - Fandom
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Adam-Lanza
FAST ID
1926780
FamilySearch person ID
L6XD-KSJ
Fandom article ID
criminalminds:Adam_Lanza, pt-br.series-biblicas:Adam_Peter_Lanza, gonetoosoon:Adam_Lanza, es.youtube:CulturalPhilistine, youtube:CulturalPhilistine
Find a Grave memorial ID
228813889, 102165218
Freebase ID
/m/0p5wdmf
Geni.com profile ID
6000000035048582285
Goodreads character ID
104522
Show all 29 identifiers +17
Kinobox person ID
1773414
Miraheze article ID
reallifevillains:Adam_Lanza
MyCast talent ID
adam-lanza
New York Post topic ID
adam-lanza
Personality Database profile ID
19380
Postimees topic ID
300646
Quora topic ID
Adam-Lanza
Subreddit
adamlanza
The Independent topic ID
adam-lanza
The Top Tens ID
10905
TheTVDB person ID
8257936
Trakt.tv ID
people/adam-lanza
WikiTree person ID
Lanza-17
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgxtK6FcVMdhwYKxCJqwC
Yale LUX ID
person/eff8e6d6-c434-4ac2-a8f2-af001c0270e0
Yle topic ID
18-59251
YouTube handle
CulturalPhilistine

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🔗 Connections
Wears 8
glasses, sock, t-shirt, vest, polo shirt, sneaker, boonie hat, fingerless glove
Medical condition 3
obsessive-compulsive disorder, Asperger syndrome, sensory processing differences
Given name 2
Peter, Adam
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Lanza
Hair style / hair length 1
bowl cut
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
saxophone
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
suicide
Occupation 1
spree killer
Place of birth 1
Exeter
Place of burial 1
cremation
Place of death 1
Newtown
Residence 1
Newtown
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant event 1
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
← Agent of action 1
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
← Killed by 1
Victoria Leigh Soto
← Perpetrator 1
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
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Summary

Adam Lanza was born on April 22, 1992[1], in Exeter[2]. He died on December 14, 2012[3], in Newtown[4]. He worked as a mass murderer[5], spree killer[6], and school shooter[7].

FAQs

Where was Adam Lanza born?

Adam Lanza's place of birth was Exeter[2].

Where did Adam Lanza die?

Adam Lanza died in Newtown[4].

Who were Adam Lanza's parents?

Adam Lanza's father was Epstein[9]. Adam Lanza's mother was Nancy Lanza[10].

What did Adam Lanza do for work?

Adam Lanza worked as a mass murderer[5], spree killer[6], and school shooter[7].

Related Entities

United States

References

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  24. [24] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. 4d ago · ~2026-58571-37 · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Epstein
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Father: Epstein"
  2. 12w ago · ~2026-44314-92 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Adam Peter "Smiggles" Lanza'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Name in native language: Adam Peter "Smiggles" Lanza"
  3. 18w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Miraheze article ID → reallifevillains:Adam_Lanza
    Citizenship → —
    Number of victims of killer → {'amount': '+27'}
    Instance of → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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