Peter the Wild Boy

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Summary

Peter the Wild Boy was born in Hamelin[1]. He died on February 22, 1785[2], in Hertfordshire[3]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,178 views/month, #7,213 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Hertfordshire[5]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[6]
  • Sex or gender: male[7]
  • Commons category: Peter the Wild Boy[8]
  • Given name: Peter[9]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[10], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
  • P14608: 1024860191[13]

Why It Matters

Peter the Wild Boy has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

FAQs

Where was Peter the Wild Boy born?

Peter the Wild Boy's place of birth was Hamelin[1].

Where did Peter the Wild Boy die?

Peter the Wild Boy passed away in Hertfordshire[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id → 1024860191, 1035114860
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['be', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'it', 'ja', 'pt', 'ru', 'sv']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  3. 12w ago · 2dk · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → —
    Ddb person (gnd) id → 1024860191
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Date of birth: 1 January 1713"
  4. 14w ago · GNDp14608 · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id → 1024860191, 1035114860
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Deutsche biographie (gnd) id: 1024860191"
  5. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 1024860191
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14608: 1024860191, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  6. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Hertfordshire
    Place of birth → Hamelin
    Aliases → —
    Citizenship → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Niedersächsische personen id: 1043181733, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780227890654"
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