International Standard Name Identifier

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Summary

International Standard Name Identifier is a numeric identifier[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • International Standard Name Identifier's instance of is recorded as numeric identifier[3].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's instance of is recorded as online database[4].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's maintained by is recorded as ISNI International Agency[5].
  • International Standard Name Identifier is a type of person identifier[6].
  • International Standard Name Identifier is a type of unique identifier[7].
  • International Standard Name Identifier is a type of organization identifier[8].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's Commons category is recorded as International Standard Name Identifier[9].
  • March 15, 2012 marks the founding of International Standard Name Identifier[10].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's official website is recorded as https://isni.org[11].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's topic's main category is recorded as Category:International Standard Name Identifier[12].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's described at URL is recorded as https://www.kiwi.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=185466932[13].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's described by source is recorded as ISO 27729:2012[14].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's used by is recorded as GRID[15].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's main Wikidata property is recorded as P213[16].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ISNI'}[17].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's format as a regular expression is recorded as [0-9]{15}[0-9X][18].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ISNI'}[19].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's uses is recorded as Virtual International Authority File[20].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's hashtag is recorded as isni[21].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's P14541 is recorded as 1UIFFE[22].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include numeric identifier[3] and online database[4].

History and Context

March 15, 2012 marks the founding of International Standard Name Identifier[10].

Why It Matters

International Standard Name Identifier has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . beyondthebookcast.com. beyondthebookcast.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . facebook.com. Retrieved . facebook.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.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. 15d ago · WG0uMSn0dJm5lfrWbgoi · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → numeric identifier, online database
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: online database"
  2. 16d ago · Aschiff-emco · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'bg', 'bh', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'cs', 'csb', 'cy', 'da', 'de'
    Instance of → numeric identifier, online database
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: numeric identifier"
  3. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1UIFFE
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 17w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Factgrid item id → Kreuzverbund
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Factgrid item id: Q1788465, adds FactGrid ID"
  5. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by → —
    Maintained by → ISNI International Agency
    Website → —
    Uses → Virtual International Authority File
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ Yso id: 27520, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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