Richard Kyanka

American Internet personality (1976-2021)
Person human Q48335939
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Summary

Richard Kyanka was born on May 11, 1976[1], in Charlotte[2]. He died on November 9, 2021[3], in Lee's Summit[4]. He worked as a writer[5], entrepreneur[6], and YouTuber[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,321 views/month, #7,201 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Educated at: Vanderbilt University[10], Rockhurst High School[11]
  • Notable work: Something Awful[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Family name: Kyanka[14]
  • Given name: Richard[15], Rich[16], Charles[17]
  • Pseudonym: Lowtax[18]
  • Email address: mailto:lowtax@somethingawful.com[19]
  • Manner of death: suicide[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[21]
  • Owner of: Something Awful[22]
  • Social media followers: 31,100[23], 30,600[24], 30,400[25], 30,300[26]
  • P14470: People/Rich_Kyanka[27]
  • P14750: 1442-AEFB-F068-1CB9-766C[28]

Why It Matters

Richard Kyanka is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Richard Kyanka born?

Richard Kyanka was born in Charlotte[2].

Where did Richard Kyanka die?

Richard Kyanka passed away in Lee's Summit[4].

What did Richard Kyanka do for work?

Richard Kyanka worked as a writer[5], entrepreneur[6], and YouTuber[7].

Where did Richard Kyanka go to school?

Richard Kyanka was educated at Vanderbilt University[10] and Rockhurst High School[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . vice.com. Retrieved . vice.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . vice.com. Retrieved . vice.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . newsweek.com. Retrieved . newsweek.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . somethingawful.com. Retrieved . somethingawful.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . pcgamer.com. Retrieved . pcgamer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . vice.com. Retrieved . vice.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    All the tropes article id → Doom_House
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'fr', 'nl']
    Sitelink count → 4
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ All the tropes article id: Doom_House"
  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 1442-AEFB-F068-1CB9-766C
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46470|batch #46470]]: HAND ID (9)"
  3. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Last.fm id → Lowtax, Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka
    Kinopoisk person id → 1132066
    Wikidata description → American Internet personality (1976-2021)
    Rate your music artist id → richard_kyanka
    + 64 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: People/Rich_Kyanka, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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