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Tom Lanoye

Belgian poet and playwright (born 1958)
Person human Q1970232

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[37]
Date of birth
August 27, 1958
Place of birth
Sint-Niklaas
Country of citizenship
Belgium[8]
Occupation
playwright, poet, writer, columnist, actor, performing artist, creator, translator, opinion journalist, novelist, satirical novelist[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Field of work
literature, translation, theatre, drama[16][17][18][19]
Educated at
Wikidata item[20]
Award received
Constantijn Huygens Prize, Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord, Henriëtte Roland Holst Award, Johnny van Doornprijs, Golden Owl, Tzum-prize, De Gouden Ganzenveer, Proscenium prize, Humo's Gouden Bladwijzer, De Inktaap, De Gouden Ganzenveer, KANTL Prijs, Dutch Literature Prize, Groenman language award, honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]
Notable work
Sprakeloos, Gelukkige slaven[21][22]
Official website
www.lanoye.be[40]
Nominated for
Boekenbon Literatureprize, Boekenbon Literatureprize[41]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch[42]
Birth name
Tom Emiel Gerardine Aloïs Lanoye[43]
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member[44]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Lanoye[38]
Given name
Tom[39]
Native language
Dutch[9]
P14750
FF4C-B155-1CD3-BA7C-CE7D
Social media followers
+3900
Writing language
Dutch
🏷️ Also known as
en Tom Lanoye de Lanoye ru Лануа, Том ru Том Лануа sv Lanoye
🔖 Identifiers · 53
ISNI
0000000078301912
VIAF cluster ID
44322432
Library of Congress authority ID
n86104022
GND ID
119418665
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Tom Lanoye Zuivering 004.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
1061648
Babelio author ID
119578
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120754366
CBDB.cz author ID
173978
CONOR.SI ID
16174947
DACS ID (2022)
063614
DACS ID (former)
65f87055-66ea-e711-8b59-000c29e811b2
Show all 53 identifiers +41
DBNL author ID
lano001
DDB person (GND) ID
119418665
Databazeknih.cz author ID
4245
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119418665
Discogs artist ID
1953871
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Tom-Lanoye
FAST ID
176856
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_119418665
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
Film.ru person ID
tom-lanoye
Flanders Arts Institute person ID (former scheme)
1878125
Freebase ID
/m/05m3g2
GTAA ID
124167
IDU person ID
28689
IMDb ID
nm0487028
IdRef ID
029046319
JRC Names ID
72599
KBR person ID
14309345
Kallías ID
PE00069331
Kinobox person ID
1076840
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID
1963 South Pacific Games
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
17691
Libris-URI
pm1475c71zmpj1h
Media Library for Dance and Theatre person ID
3157
MusicBrainz artist ID
1b679699-90f2-4660-9631-aa148e725cb9
NL CR AUT ID
js20090521008
NUKAT ID
n00098331
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810592793305606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070156719
Obálky knih ID
js20090521008
Open Library ID
OL255114A
SBN author ID
PUVV200535
SELIBR ID
295327
SVKKL authority ID
0405182-Lanoye-Tom-1958
TV Maze person ID
103352
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
01944072-af93-71a9-993b-1a1dbe890469
WikiKids ID
Tom_Lanoye
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrCf9yhfwy7vdf8hcXGHC
X (Twitter) username
TomLanoye
Yale LUX ID
person/34bc3f8c-e0ac-4625-9460-df15f4539c80
ČSFD person ID
392878

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 9
actor, writer, poet, playwright, translator, columnist, opinion journalist, performing artist +1 more
Award received 6
Dutch Literature Prize, Constantijn Huygens Prize, De Gouden Ganzenveer, De Gouden Ganzenveer, Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord, honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp
Field of work 4
literature, theatre, translation, drama
Nominated for 2
Boekenbon Literatureprize, Boekenbon Literatureprize
Country of citizenship 1
Belgium
Given name 1
Tom
Instance of 1
human
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID 1
1963 South Pacific Games
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Dutch
Native language 1
Dutch
Place of birth 1
Sint-Niklaas
Sex or gender 1
male
Teachers 1
Anton van Wilderode
Writing language 1
Dutch
← Signatory 1
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Summary

Tom Lanoye was born on August 27, 1958[1], in Sint-Niklaas[2]. He has worked as a playwright[3], poet[4], writer[5], columnist[6], and actor[7].

FAQs

Where was Tom Lanoye born?

Tom Lanoye's place of birth was Sint-Niklaas[2].

What did Tom Lanoye do for work?

Tom Lanoye worked as a playwright[3], poet[4], writer[5], columnist[6], and actor[7].

Where did Tom Lanoye go to school?

Tom Lanoye was educated at Q21771876[20].

What awards did Tom Lanoye receive?

Honors received include Constantijn Huygens Prize[23], Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord[24], Henriëtte Roland Holst Award[25], and Johnny van Doornprijs[26].

Related Entities

Belgium drama theatre

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Dutch Heights. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . arkprijs.be. Retrieved . arkprijs.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Dutch Heights. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Dutch Heights. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Dutch Heights. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Dutch Heights. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Dutch Heights. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Dutch Heights. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . uantwerpen.be. uantwerpen.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [1] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [21] ↑ . boekenbonliteratuurprijs.nl. boekenbonliteratuurprijs.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [22] ↑ . boekenbonliteratuurprijs.nl. boekenbonliteratuurprijs.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . boekenbonliteratuurprijs.nl. boekenbonliteratuurprijs.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discogs artist ID → 1953871
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  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → playwright, poet, writer +8
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  4. 20w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → playwright, poet, writer +8
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  5. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0405182-Lanoye-Tom-1958
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  6. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Sint-Niklaas
    Educated at → Wikidata item
    Aliases → —
    Writing language → Dutch
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