Chris van Tulleken

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Summary

Chris van Tulleken was born on August 18, 1978[1]. He has worked as a television presenter[2], physician[3], and virologist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,533 views/month, #7,133 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1978[6]
  • Father: Anthony van Tulleken[7]
  • Mother: Kit Hart[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[9]
  • Field of work: medicine[10], virology[11], molecular virology[12], popular science[13]
  • Educated at: King's College School[14], Somerville College[15], St Peter's College[16]
  • Member of: van Tulleken brothers[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Given name: Christoffer[19]
  • Official website: http://www.vantullekenbrothers.com/chris/[20]
  • Partner in business or sport: Xand van Tulleken[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[22]
  • Sibling: Xand van Tulleken[23]
  • Social media followers: 68,936[24], 84,008[25], 83,443[26]
  • P14750: 0D8A-6E5A-B4C8-FF70-98C6[27]

Why It Matters

Chris van Tulleken is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Who were Chris van Tulleken's parents?

Chris van Tulleken's father was Anthony van Tulleken[7]. Chris van Tulleken's mother was Kit Hart[8].

What did Chris van Tulleken do for work?

Chris van Tulleken worked as a television presenter[2], physician[3], and virologist[4].

Where did Chris van Tulleken go to school?

Chris van Tulleken was educated at King's College School[14], Somerville College[15], and St Peter's College[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en']
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  2. 22d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Port person id → 568988
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  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 0D8A-6E5A-B4C8-FF70-98C6
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  4. 14w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987013553238305171
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  5. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orcid id → 0000-0003-0318-1014
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  6. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    X (twitter) username → DoctorChrisVT
    Father → Anthony van Tulleken
    Genealogics.org person id → I00797198
    Svkkl authority id → 0438953-Tulleken-Chris-van-1978
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