Mark Bowden

American journalist and writer (born 1951)
Person human Q2273582
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Summary

Mark Bowden was born on July 17, 1951[1], in St. Louis[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], historian[4], screenwriter[5], journalist[6], and editor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,818 views/month, #7,111 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Occupation: reporter[10]
  • Field of work: reportage[11]
  • Educated at: Loyola University Maryland[12], Dulaney High School[13]
  • Notable work: Black Hawk Down[14], The Finish: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Commons category: Mark Bowden[17]
  • Family name: Bowden[18]
  • Given name: Mark[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[20]
  • Different from: Mark Bowden[21]
  • Has written for: The Atlantic[22]
  • P14750: FE95-6815-D644-9388-BE4A[23]

Why It Matters

Mark Bowden has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Works attributed to him include Black Hawk Down[26], a written work[27].

FAQs

Where was Mark Bowden born?

Mark Bowden's place of birth was St. Louis[2].

What did Mark Bowden do for work?

Mark Bowden worked as a writer[3], historian[4], screenwriter[5], journalist[6], and editor[7].

Where did Mark Bowden go to school?

Mark Bowden was educated at Loyola University Maryland[12] and Dulaney High School[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 15
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'pl', 'ru', 'sv', '
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → FE95-6815-D644-9388-BE4A
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  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, historian, screenwriter +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
  4. 23w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → —
    Instance of → —
    Family name → Bowden
    Educated at → Loyola University Maryland, Dulaney High School
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Cantic id: 981058618295406706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257692|batch #257692]]"
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