Simon Templar

fictional character known as The Saint
Person fictional_human Q388271
Simon Templar
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Summary

Simon Templar is a fictional human[1]. He has worked as an adventurer[2], thief[3], and vigilante[4]. He draws 2,068 Wikipedia views per month (fictional human category, ranking #657 of 5,308).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[6]
  • Creator: Leslie Charteris[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Instance of: literary character[9], film character[10], television character[11]
  • Publisher: Avon[12]
  • Performer: Roger Moore[13], Louis Hayward[14], George Sanders[15], Hugh Sinclair[16], Jean Marais[17], Simon Dutton[18], Félix Marten[19], Val Kilmer[20], Andrew Clarke[21], Adam Rayner[22]
  • Commons category: Simon Templar[23]
  • Inception: September 27, 1948[24]
  • Given name: Simon[25]
  • Filmography: Simon Templar filmography[26]
  • Topic has template: Template:The Saint[27]
  • Present in work: Meet the Tiger[28], The Fiction Makers[29], The Saint[30], Alias the Saint[31], Bet on the Saint[32], Boodle[33], Call for the Saint[34], Capture the Saint[35], Catch the Saint[36], Count on the Saint[37], Daredevil[38], Enter the Saint[39], Featuring the Saint[40], Follow the Saint[41]

Why It Matters

Simon Templar has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

What did Simon Templar do for work?

Simon Templar worked as an adventurer[2], thief[3], and vigilante[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Hyju · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 17w ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom wiki id → saint
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  6. 20w ago · Hyju · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → saint:Simon_Templar, pdsh:Simon_Templar, hero:The_Saint_(The_Saint)
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  7. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Narrative role → protagonist
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