Al Sharpton

American Baptist minister, activist and talk show host
Person human Q380433
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Al Sharpton

Summary

Al Sharpton is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on October 3, 1954[3]. He worked as a film actor[4], radio personality[5], politician[6], human rights defender[7], and television presenter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.41% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,947 views/month, #4,109 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brooklyn[2], Al Sharpton…
  • Al Sharpton was born on October 3, 1954[3].
  • Al Sharpton held citizenship in United States[10].
  • English was Al Sharpton's native language[11].
  • Al Sharpton is identified as part of the black people ethnic group[12].
  • Al Sharpton is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[13].
  • Al Sharpton's professions included film actor[4].
  • Al Sharpton's professions included radio personality[5].
  • Al Sharpton worked as a politician[6].
  • Al Sharpton's professions included human rights defender[7].
  • Al Sharpton worked as a television presenter[8].
  • Al Sharpton's professions included religious leader[14].
  • Al Sharpton's education included a stint at Brooklyn College[15].
  • Al Sharpton was educated at Samuel J. Tilden High School[16].
  • Al Sharpton's religion is recorded as Baptists[17].
  • Al Sharpton is recorded as male[18].
  • Al Sharpton's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Al Sharpton was affiliated with the Democratic Party[20].
  • Al Sharpton's Commons category is recorded as Al Sharpton[21].
  • Al Sharpton's family name is recorded as Sharpton[22].
  • Al Sharpton's given name is recorded as Al[23].
  • Al Sharpton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Al Sharpton[24].
  • Al Sharpton's Commons gallery is recorded as Al Sharpton[25].
  • Al Sharpton's work location is recorded as New York City[26].
  • Al Sharpton's described by source is recorded as African-American Religious Leaders[27].

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Origins and Family

Al Sharpton's place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on October 3, 1954[3]. Ethnic identities include black people[12], a racial group[28] and African Americans[13], an ethnic group by residency[29], in United States[30]. English was his native language[11].

Education

Educated at Brooklyn College[15], a college[31], in United States[32], founded in 1930[33], headquartered in Brooklyn[34] and Samuel J. Tilden High School[16], a high school[35], in United States[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film actor[4], radio personality[5], politician[6], human rights defender[7], television presenter[8], and religious leader[14].

Personal Life

Al Sharpton's religion is recorded as Baptists[17]. He was affiliated with the Democratic Party[20].

Why It Matters

Al Sharpton ranks in the top 0.41% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,947 views/month, #4,109 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Al Sharpton born?

Al Sharpton's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].

What did Al Sharpton do for work?

Al Sharpton worked as film actor[4], radio personality[5], politician[6], human rights defender[7], and television presenter[8].

Where did Al Sharpton go to school?

Al Sharpton was educated at Brooklyn College[15] and Samuel J. Tilden High School[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . msnbc.com. Retrieved . msnbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . booru.fandom.com. booru.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . African-American Religious Leaders. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14h ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Al
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Black Lives Matter
    Instance of human
    Religion or worldview Baptists
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