Peter Coyote

American actor, voice artist, director, activist and narrator
Person human Q354873
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Peter Coyote

Summary

Peter Coyote is a human[1]. His place of birth was Manhattan[2]. He was born on October 10, 1941[3]. He worked as an actor[4] and writer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.48% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,506 views/month, #4,771 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Peter Coyote's place of birth was Manhattan[2].
  • Peter Coyote was born on October 10, 1941[3].
  • Peter Coyote held citizenship in United States[7].
  • English was Peter Coyote's native language[8].
  • Peter Coyote worked as an actor[4].
  • Peter Coyote worked as a writer[5].
  • Peter Coyote's education included a stint at San Francisco State University[9].
  • Peter Coyote's education included a stint at Grinnell College[10].
  • Peter Coyote's education included a stint at Dwight Morrow High School[11].
  • Peter Coyote received the Primetime Emmy Award[12].
  • Peter Coyote received the News and Documentary Emmy Awards[13].
  • Peter Coyote received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator[14].
  • Peter Coyote's religion is recorded as Buddhism[15].
  • Peter Coyote is recorded as male[16].
  • Peter Coyote's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Peter Coyote's Commons category is recorded as Peter Coyote[18].
  • Peter Coyote's family name is recorded as Coyote[19].
  • Peter Coyote's given name is recorded as Peter[20].
  • Peter Coyote's official website is recorded as http://petercoyote.com/[21].
  • Peter Coyote's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Peter Coyote's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Robert Peter Cohon'}[23].
  • Peter Coyote's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Peter Coyote'}[24].
  • Peter Coyote's start of work period is recorded as 1967[25].
  • Peter Coyote's writing language is recorded as English[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1941-10-10[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 71804c7e-7d2a-497b-b270-538838318919[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Peter Coyote was born in Manhattan[2]. He was born on October 10, 1941[3]. English was his native language[8].

Education

Educated at San Francisco State University[9], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1899[33]; Grinnell College[10], a liberal arts college[34], in United States[35], founded in 1846[36]; and Dwight Morrow High School[11], a high school[37], in United States[38], founded in 1932[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4] and writer[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Primetime Emmy Award[12], a group of awards[40], in United States[41], founded in 1949[42]; News and Documentary Emmy Awards[13], a class of award[43], in United States[44], founded in 1980[45]; and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator[14], a class of award[46], in United States[47], founded in 2014[48].

Personal Life

Peter Coyote's religion is recorded as Buddhism[15].

Why It Matters

Peter Coyote ranks in the top 0.48% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,506 views/month, #4,771 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Peter Coyote born?

Peter Coyote's place of birth was Manhattan[2].

What did Peter Coyote do for work?

Peter Coyote worked as actor[4] and writer[5].

Where did Peter Coyote go to school?

Peter Coyote was educated at San Francisco State University[9], Grinnell College[10], and Dwight Morrow High School[11].

What awards did Peter Coyote receive?

Honors received include Primetime Emmy Award[12], News and Documentary Emmy Awards[13], and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator[14].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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