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Alexander Siddig

Sudanese-born English actor
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Summary

Alexander Siddig was born on November 21, 1965[1], in Omdurman[2]. He has worked as a television actor[3], actor[4], director[5], and film actor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.49% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,457 views/month, #4,917 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Mother: Gloria Taylor[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Sudan[9], United Kingdom[10]
  • Native language: Sudanese Arabic[11], British English[12]
  • Educated at: London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art[13], St Lawrence College[14]
  • Religion or worldview: Islam[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Commons category: Alexander Siddig[17]
  • Given name: Alexander[18]
  • Official website: https://www.sidcity.net/[19]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Alexander Siddig[20]
  • Commons gallery: Alexander Siddig[21]
  • Relative: Malcolm McDowell[22], Charlie McDowell[23], Sadiq al-Mahdi[24], Hussein Shariffe[25], Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah[26]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[27]
  • Birth name: Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig El Abderahman El Mohammed Ahmed El Abdel Karim El Mahdi[28]
  • Start of work period: 1987[29]

Why It Matters

Alexander Siddig has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Alexander Siddig born?

Alexander Siddig's place of birth was Omdurman[2].

Who were Alexander Siddig's parents?

Alexander Siddig's mother was Gloria Taylor[8].

What did Alexander Siddig do for work?

Alexander Siddig worked as a television actor[3], actor[4], director[5], and film actor[6].

Where did Alexander Siddig go to school?

Alexander Siddig was educated at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art[13] and St Lawrence College[14].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 33
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa',
    Filmová databáze person id → 62422
    Allcinema person id → 295892
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allcinema person id: 295892, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322343670|アレクサンダー・シディグ (#322343670)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] "
  2. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze person id → 62422
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Filmová databáze person id: 41554, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273871|batch #273871]]"
  3. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze person id → 62422
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Filmová databáze person id: 62422, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273845|batch #273845]]"
  4. 9w ago · Shisma · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14774 → PEMA0000008798
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14774: PEMA0000008798, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/310708646|Alexander Siddig (#310708646)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8276|STAPI P"
  5. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 869A-5197-E848-666E-FD90
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46458|batch #46458]]: HAND ID (5)"
  6. 10w ago · Gwirex · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Gloria Taylor
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Mother: Gloria Taylor"
  7. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → People/Alexander_Siddig
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: People/Alexander_Siddig, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  8. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14419 → 12383
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43528|batch #43528]]"
  9. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 2477
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42256|batch #42256]]"
  10. 18w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Famous birthdays id → people/alexander-siddig
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35728|batch #35728]]: Fix Famous birthdays id statement"
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