Dick Costolo

American businessman
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Dick Costolo

Summary

Dick Costolo is a human[1]. His place of birth was Royal Oak[2]. He was born on +1963-09-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a businessperson[4] and computer scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Royal Oak[2], Dick Costolo…
  • Dick Costolo was born on +1963-09-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Dick Costolo held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Dick Costolo's professions included businessperson[4].
  • Dick Costolo's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Among Dick Costolo's employers was Google[8].
  • Among Dick Costolo's employers was Twitter[9].
  • Dick Costolo was educated at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts[10].
  • Dick Costolo was educated at University of California, Berkeley[11].
  • Dick Costolo's education included a stint at University of Michigan[12].
  • Dick Costolo's image is recorded as Dick Costolo.jpg[13].
  • Dick Costolo is recorded as male[14].
  • Dick Costolo's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Dick Costolo's ISNI is recorded as 0000000443291418[16].
  • Dick Costolo's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 310702940[17].
  • Dick Costolo's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001198003[18].
  • Dick Costolo's Commons category is recorded as Dick Costolo[19].
  • Dick Costolo's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gg77t1[20].
  • Dick Costolo's family name is recorded as Costolo[21].
  • Dick Costolo's given name is recorded as Dick[22].
  • Dick Costolo's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2014083239[23].
  • Dick Costolo's Munzinger person ID is recorded as 00000029827[24].
  • Dick Costolo's NLP ID is recorded as a0000002941819[25].
  • Dick Costolo's X is recorded as dickc[26].
  • Dick Costolo's Prabook ID is recorded as 1660209[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Royal Oak[2], Dick Costolo… he was born on +1963-09-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts[10], an academic institution[28], in United States[29], founded in 1841[30]; University of California, Berkeley[11], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1868[33], headquartered in Berkeley[34]; and University of Michigan[12], a public research university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1817[37], headquartered in Ann Arbor[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include businessperson[4] and computer scientist[5]. Employers include Google[8], a business[39], in United States[40], founded in 1998[41], headquartered in Mountain View[42] and Twitter[9], a public company[43], in United States[44], founded in 2007[45], headquartered in San Francisco[46].

Why It Matters

Dick Costolo ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Dick Costolo born?

Dick Costolo's place of birth was Royal Oak[2].

What did Dick Costolo do for work?

Dick Costolo worked as businessperson[4] and computer scientist[5].

Where did Dick Costolo go to school?

Dick Costolo was educated at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts[10], University of California, Berkeley[11], and University of Michigan[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . contracostatimes.com. contracostatimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . usatoday.com. usatoday.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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