Thomas Kinkade

Summary

Thomas Kinkade is a human^[1]. He was born in Sacramento^[2]. He was born on January 19, 1958^[3]. He died in Monte Sereno^[4]. He died on April 6, 2012^[5]. He worked as a painter^[6] and writer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,264 views/month, #6,394 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Thomas Kinkade's place of birth was Sacramento^[2].
• Thomas Kinkade died in Monte Sereno^[4].
• Thomas Kinkade was born on January 19, 1958^[3].
• Thomas Kinkade was born on January 1, 1958^[9].
• Thomas Kinkade died on April 6, 2012^[5].
• Thomas Kinkade died on January 1, 2012^[10].
• Burial took place at Madronia Cemetery^[11].
• Thomas Kinkade held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Thomas Kinkade worked as a painter^[6].
• Thomas Kinkade's professions included writer^[7].
• Thomas Kinkade's field of work was painting^[13].
• Thomas Kinkade's field of work was belletristic literature^[14].
• Thomas Kinkade's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley^[15].
• Thomas Kinkade was educated at Art Center College of Design^[16].
• Thomas Kinkade was educated at El Dorado High School^[17].
• Thomas Kinkade is recorded as male^[18].
• Thomas Kinkade's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Thomas Kinkade's genre is landscape painting^[20].
• Thomas Kinkade's Commons category is recorded as Thomas Kinkade^[21].
• The cause of death was drug overdose^[22].
• Thomas Kinkade's family name is recorded as Kinkade^[23].
• Thomas Kinkade's given name is recorded as Thomas^[24].
• Thomas Kinkade's official website is recorded as http://www.thomaskinkade.com^[25].
• Thomas Kinkade's described at URL is recorded as https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250326-why-the-quaint-paintings-of-thomas-kinkade-divided-the-us^[26].
• Thomas Kinkade's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1958-01-19^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2012-04-06^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2ba1b68d-6420-459e-858d-75edfa3b188a^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Thomas Kinkade's place of birth was Sacramento^[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 19, 1958^[3] and January 1, 1958^[9].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley^[15], a public research university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1868^[35], headquartered in Berkeley^[36]; Art Center College of Design^[16], a university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1930^[39]; and El Dorado High School^[17], a high school^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1928^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter^[6] and writer^[7]. Fields of work include painting^[13], a method^[43] and belletristic literature^[14], a literary genre^[44].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 6, 2012^[5] and January 1, 2012^[10]. Thomas Kinkade died in Monte Sereno^[4]. The cause of death was drug overdose^[22]. He is buried at Madronia Cemetery^[11].

Why It Matters

Thomas Kinkade ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,264 views/month, #6,394 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

FAQs

Where was Thomas Kinkade born?

Thomas Kinkade was born in Sacramento^[2].

Where did Thomas Kinkade die?

Thomas Kinkade passed away in Monte Sereno^[4].

What did Thomas Kinkade do for work?

Thomas Kinkade worked as painter^[6] and writer^[7].

Where did Thomas Kinkade go to school?

Thomas Kinkade was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[15], Art Center College of Design^[16], and El Dorado High School^[17].