Eric Adams

Mayor of New York City from 2022–2026
Person human Q5385992
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Summary

Eric Adams was born on September 1, 1960[1], in Brownsville[2]. He has worked as a politician[3] and police officer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.38% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,902 views/month, #3,802 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[6]
  • Position held: Mayor of New York City[7]
  • Employer: New York City Transit Police[8]
  • Educated at: John Jay College of Criminal Justice[9], New York City Police Academy[10], New York City College of Technology[11], Marist University[12], Bayside High School[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Member of political party: Democratic Party[15]
  • Commons category: Eric Adams (politician)[16]
  • Military, police or special rank: police captain[17]
  • Residence: Fort Lee[18]
  • Family name: Adams[19]
  • Given name: Eric[20]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Eric Adams[21]
  • Work location: New York City[22], Albany[23]
  • Medical condition: dyslexia[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[25]
  • Different from: Eric Adams[26]
  • Candidacy in election: 2021 New York City mayoral election[27], 2025 New York City mayoral election[28]
  • Number of viewers/listeners: 2,395,522[29]
  • Social media followers: 31,001[30], 98,712[31]

Why It Matters

Eric Adams has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Eric Adams born?

Eric Adams's place of birth was Brownsville[2].

What did Eric Adams do for work?

Eric Adams worked as a politician[3] and police officer[4].

Where did Eric Adams go to school?

Eric Adams was educated at John Jay College of Criminal Justice[9], New York City Police Academy[10], New York City College of Technology[11], and Marist University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . nyc.gov. Retrieved . nyc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . thecity.nyc. thecity.nyc. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · TTWIDEE · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archive of our own tag → Eric Adams
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  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military, police or special rank → police captain
    Given name → Eric
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