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Patrick McGilligan

American biographer, film historian and writer
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Patrick McGilligan

Summary

Patrick McGilligan is a human[1]. Born in United States[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1951[3]. He worked as a writer[4], biographer[5], and film historian[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Patrick McGilligan's place of birth was United States[2].
  • Patrick McGilligan was born on January 1, 1951[3].
  • Patrick McGilligan held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Patrick McGilligan worked as a writer[4].
  • Patrick McGilligan worked as a biographer[5].
  • Patrick McGilligan worked as a film historian[6].
  • Patrick McGilligan's field of work was biography[9].
  • Patrick McGilligan is recorded as male[10].
  • Patrick McGilligan's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Patrick McGilligan's family name is recorded as McGilligan[12].
  • Patrick McGilligan's given name is recorded as Patrick[13].
  • Patrick McGilligan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[14].

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Origins and Family

Patrick McGilligan's place of birth was United States[2]. He was born on January 1, 1951[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], biographer[5], and film historian[6]. Patrick McGilligan's field of work was biography[9].

Why It Matters

Patrick McGilligan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Patrick McGilligan born?

Born in United States[2], Patrick McGilligan…

What did Patrick McGilligan do for work?

Patrick McGilligan worked as writer[4], biographer[5], and film historian[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . MAK. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, biographer, film historian
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
  2. 26d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Field of work → biography
    Bibsys id → 90550731
    Imported from → —
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
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