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Thomas Perry

American mystery and thriller novelist (born 1947)
Person Human Q2426488

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
August 7, 1947
Date of death
September 15, 2025
Place of birth
Tonawanda
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
novelist, screenwriter, prose writer, writer
Field of work
literature, prose, detective literature, thriller[9][10][11][12]
Educated at
Cornell University, University of Rochester[13][14]
Award received
Edgar Awards[16]
Notable work
The Butcher's Boy[15]
Official website
www.thomasperryauthor.com, www.thomasperryauthor.com[20][21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Different from
Thomas Johns Perry[24]
Family name
Perry[18]
Given name
Thomas[19]
Name in native language
Thomas Perry[23]
Start of work period
1982[25]
Writing language
English[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Thomas Perry ar طوماس بيري fa توماس پری ja トマス・ペリー ru Томас Перри
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000114932229
VIAF cluster ID
69768921
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82014859
GND ID
120798921
AlloCiné person ID
80360
BIBSYS ID
90713041
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Babelio author ID
20625
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120174849
CBDB.cz author ID
6935
Databazeknih.cz author ID
10030
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120798921
Show all 34 identifiers +22
Facebook username
ThomasPerryAuthor
Freebase ID
/m/0gqmp3
Goodreads author ID
36341
HAND ID
177F-5675-314F-8396-920C
IMDb ID
nm0675327
IdRef ID
028313194
J9U entity ID
987014402976305171
Kinobox person ID
1011995
Kinopoisk person ID
172796
Libraries Australia ID
36547678
MusicBrainz artist ID
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NL CR AUT ID
jn20000604405
NLA Trove people ID
1285525
NUKAT ID
n2006102575
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810696327005606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070723362
Open Library ID
OL21825A
SVKKL authority ID
p0002417-Perry-Thomas-19472025
WorldCat Entities ID
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X (Twitter) username
tperryauthor
Yale LUX ID
person/47159c08-c767-4e72-91f7-602016975692
ČSFD person ID
868805

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Occupation 4
writer, screenwriter, novelist, prose writer
Field of work 3
literature, prose, detective literature
Educated at 2
Cornell University, University of Rochester
Award received 1
Edgar Awards
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Different from 1
Thomas Johns Perry
Family name 1
Perry
Given name 1
Thomas
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Tonawanda
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Different from 1
Thomas Johns Perry
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Summary

Thomas Perry was born on August 7, 1947[1], in Tonawanda[2]. He died on September 15, 2025[3]. He worked as a novelist[4], screenwriter[5], prose writer[6], and writer[7].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Perry born?

Thomas Perry was born in Tonawanda[2].

What did Thomas Perry do for work?

Thomas Perry worked as a novelist[4], screenwriter[5], prose writer[6], and writer[7].

Where did Thomas Perry go to school?

Thomas Perry was educated at Cornell University[13] and University of Rochester[14].

What awards did Thomas Perry receive?

Honors received include Edgar Awards[16].

Related Entities

United States University of Rochester

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . shelf-awareness.com. Retrieved . shelf-awareness.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65766: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 177F-5675-314F-8396-920C
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46469: HAND ID (8)"
  3. 17w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    J9U entity ID → 987014402976305171
    SVKKL authority ID → p0002417-Perry-Thomas-19472025
    "Created claim: J9U entity ID: 987014402976305171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  4. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Writing language → English
    Sex or gender → male
    Family name → Perry
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0002417-Perry-Thomas-19472025, batch #259494"
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