Donna Karan

American fashion designer (born 1948)
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Donna Karan

Summary

Donna Karan is a human[1]. Born in New York City[2], she… she was born on October 2, 1948[3]. She worked as a designer[4] and fashion designer[5]. She ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,913 views/month, #6,525 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Donna Karan was born in New York City[2].
  • Donna Karan was born on October 2, 1948[3].
  • Donna Karan held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Donna Karan worked as a designer[4].
  • Donna Karan worked as a fashion designer[5].
  • Donna Karan was educated at Parsons School of Design[8].
  • Donna Karan's education included a stint at George W. Hewlett High School[9].
  • Donna Karan received the CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award[10].
  • Donna Karan received the Lucky Strike Designer Award[11].
  • Donna Karan is recorded as female[12].
  • Donna Karan's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Donna Karan's Commons category is recorded as Donna Karan[14].
  • Donna Karan's residence is recorded as New York City[15].
  • Donna Karan's family name is recorded as Karan[16].
  • Donna Karan's given name is recorded as Donna[17].
  • Donna Karan's official website is recorded as http://www.donnakaran.com[18].
  • Donna Karan's floruit is recorded as January 1, 2004[19].
  • Donna Karan's partner in business or sport is recorded as Robert Lee Morris[20].
  • Donna Karan's participant in is recorded as Global Conference 2019[21].
  • Donna Karan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Donna Karan's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Met x Wikipedia Virtual Edit Meet-up: Women's History Month[23].
  • Donna Karan's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NADD Wikidata project[24].
  • Donna Karan's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[25].
  • Donna Karan's has works in the collection is recorded as National Gallery of Victoria[26].
  • Donna Karan's has works in the collection is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Donna Karan was born in New York City[2]. She was born on October 2, 1948[3].

Education

Educated at Parsons School of Design[8], a college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1896[30] and George W. Hewlett High School[9], a high school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1955[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include designer[4] and fashion designer[5].

Recognition

Awards received include CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award[10] and Lucky Strike Designer Award[11], an award[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1991[36].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Donna Karan include DKNY[37], a business[38], in United States[39], founded in 1989[40], headquartered in New York City[41].

Why It Matters

Donna Karan ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,913 views/month, #6,525 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] She is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for her include DKNY[37], a business[38], in United States[39], founded in 1989[40], headquartered in New York City[41].

FAQs

Where was Donna Karan born?

Donna Karan was born in New York City[2].

What did Donna Karan do for work?

Donna Karan worked as designer[4] and fashion designer[5].

Where did Donna Karan go to school?

Donna Karan was educated at Parsons School of Design[8] and George W. Hewlett High School[9].

What awards did Donna Karan receive?

Honors received include CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award[10] and Lucky Strike Designer Award[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . geoffreybeenefoundation.com. Retrieved . geoffreybeenefoundation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Global Conference 2019 - Speakers. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . 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. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Participant in Global Conference 2019
    Partner in business or sport Robert Lee Morris
    Given name Donna
    On focus list of wikimedia project Met x Wikipedia Virtual Edit Meet-up: Women's History Month, NADD Wikidata project, gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia
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