Dan Santat

American children's illustrator and writer
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Dan Santat

Summary

Dan Santat is a human[1]. He was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on 1975[3]. He worked as an illustrator[4], children's writer[5], television producer[6], writer[7], and picture book writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Dan Santat was born in Brooklyn[2].
  • Dan Santat was born on 1975[3].
  • Dan Santat held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Dan Santat's professions included illustrator[4].
  • Dan Santat's professions included children's writer[5].
  • Dan Santat's professions included television producer[6].
  • Dan Santat's professions included writer[7].
  • Dan Santat's professions included picture book writer[8].
  • Dan Santat's field of work was children's literature[11].
  • Dan Santat received the Caldecott Medal[12].
  • Dan Santat received the National Book Award for Young People's Literature[13].
  • Dan Santat is recorded as male[14].
  • Dan Santat's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Dan Santat's Commons category is recorded as Dan Santat[16].
  • Dan Santat's given name is recorded as Dan[17].
  • Dan Santat's official website is recorded as http://www.dantat.com/[18].
  • Dan Santat's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Dan Santat's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[20].
  • Dan Santat's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+28587'}[21].
  • Dan Santat's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+27543'}[22].
  • Dan Santat's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+31479'}[23].
  • Dan Santat's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+35478'}[24].
  • Dan Santat's P14750 is recorded as 1A48-F592-CCDF-FD83-0564[25].

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Origins and Family

Born in Brooklyn[2], Dan Santat… he was born on 1975[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include illustrator[4], children's writer[5], television producer[6], writer[7], and picture book writer[8]. Dan Santat's field of work was children's literature[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Caldecott Medal[12], a literary award[26], in United States[27], founded in 1938[28] and National Book Award for Young People's Literature[13], a literary award[29], in United States[30].

Why It Matters

Dan Santat ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Dan Santat born?

Born in Brooklyn[2], Dan Santat…

What did Dan Santat do for work?

Dan Santat worked as illustrator[4], children's writer[5], television producer[6], writer[7], and picture book writer[8].

What awards did Dan Santat receive?

Honors received include Caldecott Medal[12] and National Book Award for Young People's Literature[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [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.

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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. 19d ago · Wiki6518 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → children's literature
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P101]]: [[Q131539]], Added from LC Name Authority File n2003041431"
  2. 4w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 1A48-F592-CCDF-FD83-0564
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: 1A48-F592-CCDF-FD83-0564, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269218|batch #269218]]"
  3. 14w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0372018-Santat-Dan
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0372018-Santat-Dan, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  4. 18w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instagram username → dsantat
    Library of congress authority id → n2003041431
    Place of birth → Brooklyn
    Nationale thesaurus voor auteursnamen id → 430400039
    + 55 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32083|batch #32083]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
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