Falstaff

Summary

Falstaff is a fictional human^[1]. He worked as a knight^[2]. He ranks in the top 4% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,054 views/month).^[3]

Key Facts

• Falstaff's professions included knight^[2].
• Falstaff is the creator of William Shakespeare^[4].
• Falstaff's image is recorded as Eduard von Grützner Falstaff.jpg^[5].
• Falstaff is recorded as male^[6].
• Falstaff's instance of is recorded as fictional human^[7].
• Falstaff's instance of is recorded as literary character^[8].
• Falstaff's instance of is recorded as film character^[9].
• Falstaff's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 66164295187208412034^[10].
• Falstaff's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 44148752053241200914^[11].
• Falstaff's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 255167803150617771475^[12].
• Falstaff's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 206892857^[13].
• Falstaff's GND ID is recorded as 11909715X^[14].
• Falstaff's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2022000401^[15].
• Falstaff's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119832583^[16].
• Falstaff's IdRef ID is recorded as 027887286^[17].
• Falstaff's Commons category is recorded as Falstaff^[18].
• Falstaff's said to be the same as is recorded as Sir John Falstaff^[19].
• Falstaff's said to be the same as is recorded as Falstaff^[20].
• Falstaff's said to be the same as is recorded as Sir John Falstaff^[21].
• Falstaff's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02_sg^[22].
• Falstaff's family name is recorded as Q112600484^[23].
• Falstaff's given name is recorded as John^[24].
• Falstaff's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Falstaff^[25].
• Falstaff's Iconclass notation is recorded as 82A(FALSTAFF)^[26].
• Falstaff's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0025919^[27].

Body

Career and Affiliations

Falstaff worked as a knight^[2].

Works and Contributions

Falstaff is the creator of William Shakespeare^[4]. Things named for him include Orsonwelles falstaffius^[28], a taxon^[29].

Why It Matters

Falstaff ranks in the top 4% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,054 views/month).^[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for him include Orsonwelles falstaffius^[28], a taxon^[29].

FAQs

What did Falstaff do for work?

Falstaff worked as knight^[2].