Uncle Sam
personification of the United States of America and its government
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Uncle Sam
Summary
Uncle Sam is a national personification[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of national_personification entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,094 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Uncle Sam is recorded as male[3].
- Uncle Sam's instance of is recorded as national personification[4].
- Uncle Sam's instance of is recorded as literary character[5].
- Uncle Sam's instance of is recorded as comics character[6].
- Uncle Sam's instance of is recorded as advertising character[7].
- Samuel Wilson is named after Uncle Sam[8].
- Uncle Sam's Commons category is recorded as Uncle Sam[9].
- Uncle Sam's said to be the same as is recorded as Brother Jonathan[10].
- 1900 marks the founding of Uncle Sam[11].
- Uncle Sam's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Uncle Sam[12].
- Uncle Sam's Commons gallery is recorded as Uncle Sam[13].
- Samuel Wilson inspired Uncle Sam[14].
- Uncle Sam's represents is recorded as United States[15].
- Uncle Sam's depicted by is recorded as I want you for the U.S. Army nearest recruiting station[16].
- Uncle Sam's described by source is recorded as Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society[17].
- Uncle Sam's described by source is recorded as Infoplease[18].
- Uncle Sam's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
- Uncle Sam's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20].
- Uncle Sam's described by source is recorded as USS Constitution Museum[21].
- Uncle Sam's different from is recorded as Uncle Sam[22].
- Uncle Sam's derivative work is recorded as Uncle Sam[23].
- Uncle Sam's catchphrase is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'i want you'}[24].
- Uncle Sam's P14536 is recorded as 349107[25].
- Uncle Sam's P14750 is recorded as 9AE4-8FDA-469E-9ED5-6963[26].
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Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include national personification[4], literary character[5], comics character[6], and advertising character[7].
History and Context
1900 marks the founding of Uncle Sam[11]. Samuel Wilson is named after it[8].
Why It Matters
Uncle Sam ranks in the top 3% of national_personification entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,094 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]