Bram Stoker

Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)
Person human Q36184
Bram Stoker
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Summary

Bram Stoker was born on November 8, 1847[1], in Clontarf[2]. He died on April 20, 1912[3], in St George's Square[4]. He worked as a writer[5], journalist[6], novelist[7], theatre critic[8], and screenwriter[9]. He ranks in the top 0.37% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52,230 views/month, #3,695 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: March 8, 1847[11]
  • Place of burial: Golders Green Crematorium[12]
  • Father: Abraham Stoker[13]
  • Mother: Charlotte Stoker[14]
  • Spouse: Florence Balcombe[15]
  • Child: Irving Stoker[16]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[17], Ireland[18]
  • Occupation: clerk[19], theatre manager[20]
  • Field of work: Gothic novel[21]
  • Position held: civil servant[22], Auditor of the College Historical Society[23]
  • Employer: Dublin Castle[24], Lyceum Theatre[25]
  • Educated at: Trinity College, Dublin[26]
  • Notable work: Dracula[27], Under the Sunset[28], The Snake's Pass[29], The Watter's Mou'[30], The Shoulder of Shasta[31], Miss Betty[32], The Mystery of the Sea[33], The Man[34]
  • Sex or gender: male[35]
  • Genre: Gothic literature[36], horror literature[37]
  • Commons category: Bram Stoker[38]
  • Archives at: University of Leeds Libraries[39]
  • Cause of death: neurosyphilis[40], stroke[41]
  • Family name: Stoker[42]
  • Given name: Abraham[43]
  • Official website: http://www.bramstoker.org[44]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Bram Stoker[45]
  • Commons gallery: Bram Stoker[46]
  • Described at URL: https://openbenches.org/bench/725[47]
  • Medical condition: gout[48], Bright's disease[49], stroke[50]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Bram Stoker include Bram Stoker Awards[51] and Draculoides bramstokeri[52].

Why It Matters

Bram Stoker has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

He has been cited as an influence by Stephen King[55], a television producer[56], b. 1947[57], of United States[58], awarded the National Book Award[59].

Works attributed to him include Dracula[60], a literary work[61], founded in 1890[62]; The Lair of the White Worm[63], a literary work[64]; The Jewel of Seven Stars[65], a literary work[66]; Dracula's Guest[67], a literary work[68]; Makt Myrkranna[69], a version, edition or translation[70]; and The Mystery of the Sea[71], a literary work[72]. Entities named for him include Bram Stoker Awards[51] and Draculoides bramstokeri[52].

FAQs

Where was Bram Stoker born?

Bram Stoker was born in Clontarf[2].

Where did Bram Stoker die?

Bram Stoker died in St George's Square[4].

Who were Bram Stoker's parents?

Bram Stoker's father was Abraham Stoker[13]. Bram Stoker's mother was Charlotte Stoker[14].

Who was Bram Stoker married to?

Bram Stoker's spouses include Florence Balcombe[15].

What did Bram Stoker do for work?

Bram Stoker worked as a writer[5], journalist[6], novelist[7], theatre critic[8], and screenwriter[9].

Where did Bram Stoker go to school?

Bram Stoker was educated at Trinity College, Dublin[26].

Who did Bram Stoker influence?

Bram Stoker has been cited as an influence by Stephen King[55].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Dracula (2011 Penguin ed.). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Dracula (2011 Penguin ed.). wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [26] ↑ . Dracula (2011 Penguin ed.). wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Dracula (2011 Penguin ed.). wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Dracula (2011 Penguin ed.). wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Dracula (2011 Penguin ed.). wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . Dracula (2011 Penguin ed.). wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . Dracula (2011 Penguin ed.). wikidata.org.
  24. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [11] ↑ . Who's Who. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [42] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  34. [43] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  35. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . Dracula (2011 Penguin ed.). wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . Dracula (2011 Penguin ed.). wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . Dracula (2011 Penguin ed.). wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [63] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [65] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [67] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [69] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [71] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [64] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [66] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [68] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [70] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [72] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'br', 'bs'
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  3. 4w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personality database profile id → 31864
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Personality database profile id: 31864, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/251187215|Bram Stoker (#251187215)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7421|Personali"
  4. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 7821
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  5. 8w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00000389n
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  6. 10w ago · Printstream · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 22938
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  8. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliography → Bram Stoker bibliography
    Harper's tag → bram-stoker
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: bram-stoker, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289920125|bram stoker (#289920125)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  9. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0012632-Stoker-Bram-18471912
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  10. 18w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → People/Bram_Stoker
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: People/Bram_Stoker, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293022689|Bram Stoker (#293022689)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7980|‎Giant B"
  11. 21w ago · AutoridadesUCA · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uca authority id → 17997
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  12. 22w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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