O'Brien

fictional character and the main antagonist in George Orwell's novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four”
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O'Brien

Summary

O'Brien is a literary character[1]. He worked as a civil servant[2]. He draws 1,823 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #83 of 421).[3]

Key Facts

  • O'Brien held citizenship in Oceania[4].
  • O'Brien's professions included civil servant[2].
  • Among O'Brien's employers was Ministry of Truth[5].
  • O'Brien was employed by Thought Police[6].
  • O'Brien is the creator of George Orwell[7].
  • O'Brien is recorded as male[8].
  • O'Brien's instance of is recorded as literary character[9].
  • O'Brien's instance of is recorded as fictional human[10].
  • O'Brien was performed by Richard Burton[11].
  • Among the performers on O'Brien was Lorne Greene[12].
  • O'Brien was performed by André Morell[13].
  • Among the performers on O'Brien was Joseph O'Conor[14].
  • O'Brien's said to be the same as is recorded as O’Brien[15].
  • O'Brien's family name is recorded as O'Brien[16].
  • O'Brien's present in work is recorded as Nineteen Eighty-Four[17].
  • O'Brien's derivative work is recorded as O’Brien[18].
  • O'Brien's narrative role is recorded as main antagonist[19].

Body

Career and Affiliations

O'Brien worked as a civil servant[2]. Employers include Ministry of Truth[5], a ministry of Oceania[20], headquartered in London[21] and Thought Police[6], a fictional government body[22].

Works and Contributions

O'Brien is the creator of George Orwell[7].

Why It Matters

O'Brien draws 1,823 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #83 of 421).[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

What did O'Brien do for work?

O'Brien worked as civil servant[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 4d ago · TalkTuahLunchly · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Winston and O'Brien (cropped).jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Winston and O'Brien (cropped).jpg"
  2. 16d ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
  3. 5w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Creator
    Instance of
    Family name O'Brien
    Creator George Orwell
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: villains:O'Brien_(Nineteen_Eighty-Four), Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299451004|O'Brien (#299451004)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catal"
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