Tiya Miles

American historian
Person human Q7810491
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Summary

Tiya Miles was born on January 17, 1970[1], in Cincinnati[2]. She has worked as a historian[3], writer[4], and university teacher[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (689 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Field of work: history[8], literary activity[9], African-American culture[10]
  • Employer: University of Michigan[11]
  • Award received: MacArthur Fellows Program[12], American Book Awards[13], National Book Award for Nonfiction[14], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[15], Darlene Clark Hine Award[16], Lawrence W. Levine Award[17], Merle Curti Award[18], Cundill History Prize[19], Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards[20], James A. Rawley Prize[21], Guggenheim Fellowship[22]
  • Sex or gender: female[23]
  • Commons category: Tiya Miles[24]
  • Family name: Miles[25]
  • Given name: Tiya[26]
  • Professorship: chair[27]
  • Official website: http://tiyamiles.com/[28]
  • Nominated for: Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[30]

Why It Matters

Tiya Miles is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Tiya Miles born?

Tiya Miles's place of birth was Cincinnati[2].

What did Tiya Miles do for work?

Tiya Miles worked as a historian[3], writer[4], and university teacher[5].

What awards did Tiya Miles receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program[12], American Book Awards[13], National Book Award for Nonfiction[14], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . history.fas.harvard.edu. history.fas.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . nationalbook.org. nationalbook.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . amacad.org. Retrieved . amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . oah.org. oah.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . oah.org. oah.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . oah.org. oah.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . cundillprize.com. cundillprize.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . oah.org. oah.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . gf.org. Retrieved . gf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . history.fas.harvard.edu. history.fas.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . history.fas.harvard.edu. history.fas.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . lambdaliterary.org. lambdaliterary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Nezdek · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'en', 'ru']
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  2. 16w ago · Exilexi · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nominated for → Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    Official website → http://tiyamiles.com/
    Instance of → human
    Award received → MacArthur Fellows Program, American Book Awards, National Book Award for Nonfiction +8
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