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Pulitzer Prize for Biography

American award for distinguished biographies
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Summary

Pulitzer Prize for Biography is a class of award[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of class of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,219 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3]
  • Instance of: biography award[4]
  • Part of: Pulitzer Prize[5]
  • Commons category: Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography[6]
  • Inception: 1917[7]
  • Category for recipients of this award: Category:Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography winners[8]

Why It Matters

Pulitzer Prize for Biography has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Arthur M. Schlesinger Charles Lindbergh David G. McCullough Frank McCourt George F. Kennan Harvey Williams Cushing Henry Adams Joan Didion John F. Kennedy Katharine Graham Mihajlo Pupin United States Walter Isaacson

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · TheaAlvaro · 2026-10-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United States
    Inception → +1917-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Category for recipients of this award → Category:Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography winners
    Instance of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Instance of: Pulitzer Prize, Moving to Part of"
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