Smokey Bear

U.S. Forest Service mascot used to raise awareness about wildfires
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Smokey Bear
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Smokey Bear

Summary

Smokey Bear is an advertising character[1]. He was born on 1950[2]. He draws 1,027 Wikipedia views per month (advertising_character category, ranking #4 of 30).[3]

Key Facts

  • Smokey Bear was born on 1950[2].
  • Smokey Bear is the creator of Albert Staehle[4].
  • Smokey Bear is recorded as male[5].
  • Smokey Bear's instance of is recorded as advertising character[6].
  • Smokey Bear's instance of is recorded as fictional bear[7].
  • Smokey Bear's instance of is recorded as anthropomorphic bear[8].
  • Smokey Bear's instance of is recorded as mascot character[9].
  • Smokey Bear's maintained by is recorded as United States Forest Service[10].
  • Smokey Bear's maintained by is recorded as National Association of State Foresters[11].
  • Smokey Bear's maintained by is recorded as Ad Council[12].
  • Smokey Bear is named after Smokey Bear[13].
  • Smokey Bear's postal code is recorded as 20252[14].
  • Smokey Bear's Commons category is recorded as Smokey Bear[15].
  • Smokey Bear's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • August 9, 1944 marks the founding of Smokey Bear[17].
  • Smokey Bear's voice actor is recorded as Dallas McKennon[18].
  • Smokey Bear's voice actor is recorded as Frank Welker[19].
  • Smokey Bear's voice actor is recorded as Stephen Colbert[20].
  • Smokey Bear's voice actor is recorded as Jeff Foxworthy[21].
  • Smokey Bear's voice actor is recorded as Al Roker[22].
  • Smokey Bear's voice actor is recorded as Brian Tyree Henry[23].
  • Smokey Bear's official website is recorded as https://smokeybear.com/[24].
  • Smokey Bear's fictional or mythical analog of is recorded as Smokey Bear[25].
  • Smokey Bear's used by is recorded as United States Forest Service[26].
  • Smokey Bear's wears is recorded as campaign hat[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Smokey Bear was born on 1950[2].

Works and Contributions

Smokey Bear is the creator of Albert Staehle[4].

Why It Matters

Smokey Bear draws 1,027 Wikipedia views per month (advertising_character category, ranking #4 of 30).[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . smokeybear.com. smokeybear.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . smokeybear.com. smokeybear.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . smokeybear.com. smokeybear.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . npr.org. npr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . npr.org. Retrieved . npr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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