Vivian Gornick

American author (b. 1935)
Person human Q7937711
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Vivian Gornick was born on June 14, 1935[1], in The Bronx[2]. She has worked as a historian[3], memoirist[4], essayist[5], writer[6], and opinion journalist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,251 views/month, #7,181 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Occupation: literary critic[10], journalist[11]
  • Field of work: feminism[12], cultural history[13], memoir literature[14]
  • Employer: Radcliffe College[15]
  • Educated at: Radcliffe College[16]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[17], Q137542106[18]
  • Sex or gender: female[19]
  • Commons category: Vivian Gornick[20]
  • Archives at: New York Public Library Main Branch[21]
  • Family name: Gornick[22]
  • Given name: Vivian[23]
  • Described by source: American Women Writers[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[25]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject New York Public Library[26]
  • P14966: 0405304[27]

Why It Matters

Vivian Gornick has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Vivian Gornick born?

Vivian Gornick's place of birth was The Bronx[2].

What did Vivian Gornick do for work?

Vivian Gornick worked as a historian[3], memoirist[4], essayist[5], writer[6], and opinion journalist[7].

Where did Vivian Gornick go to school?

Vivian Gornick was educated at Radcliffe College[16].

What awards did Vivian Gornick receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[17] and Q137542106[18].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . laurencebiava.fr. laurencebiava.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Vivian Gornick. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/vivian-gornick
MLA “Vivian Gornick.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/vivian-gornick.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_vivian-gornick_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Vivian Gornick}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/vivian-gornick}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Vivian Gornick — https://4ort.xyz/entity/vivian-gornick (retrieved 2026-10-17)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/vivian-gornick · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archives at → New York Public Library Main Branch
    Instance of → human
    Field of work → feminism, cultural history, memoir literature
    Employer → Radcliffe College
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/59775|batch #59775]]: Import P14966"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.