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Nearly Headless Nick

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Nearly Headless Nick

Summary

Nearly Headless Nick is a wizard in the Harry Potter universe[1]. He was born on 1450[2]. He died on October 31, 1492[3]. He draws 326 Wikipedia views per month (wizard_in_the_harry_potter_universe category, ranking #46 of 135).[4]

Key Facts

  • Nearly Headless Nick was born on 1450[2].
  • Nearly Headless Nick died on October 31, 1492[3].
  • Nearly Headless Nick is the creator of Q34660[5].
  • Nearly Headless Nick was a member of Gryffindor[6].
  • Nearly Headless Nick is recorded as male[7].
  • Nearly Headless Nick's instance of is recorded as wizard in the Harry Potter universe[8].
  • Nearly Headless Nick's instance of is recorded as Hogwarts Houses' ghosts[9].
  • Nearly Headless Nick's instance of is recorded as literary character[10].
  • Nearly Headless Nick's instance of is recorded as film character[11].
  • Nearly Headless Nick's killed by is recorded as muggle[12].
  • Nearly Headless Nick was performed by John Cleese[13].
  • The cause of death was decapitation[14].
  • Nearly Headless Nick's given name is recorded as Nicholas[15].
  • Nearly Headless Nick's given name is recorded as Nick[16].
  • Nearly Headless Nick's from narrative universe is recorded as Harry Potter universe[17].
  • Nearly Headless Nick's manner of death is recorded as capital punishment[18].
  • Nearly Headless Nick's present in work is recorded as Q8337[19].
  • Nearly Headless Nick's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington'}[20].
  • Nearly Headless Nick's superhuman feature or ability is recorded as magic in Harry Potter[21].
  • Nearly Headless Nick's media franchise is recorded as Wizarding World[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Nearly Headless Nick was born on 1450[2].

Works and Contributions

Nearly Headless Nick is the creator of Q34660[5].

Death and Burial

Nearly Headless Nick died on October 31, 1492[3]. The cause of death was decapitation[14].

Why It Matters

Nearly Headless Nick draws 326 Wikipedia views per month (wizard_in_the_harry_potter_universe category, ranking #46 of 135).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone John Cleese

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 8086-3C75-3F93-50E6-3B5F
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
  2. 15w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Characters/Nearly_Headless_Nick
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Characters/Nearly_Headless_Nick, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293415968|Nearly Headless Nick (#293415968)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#"
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