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A. J. Raffles

character in the works of E. W. Hornung
Person Literary Character Q16931399
A. J. Raffles
E.W. Hornung · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
literary character, fictional human[7]
Sex or gender
male[6]
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[4]
Occupation
thief, cricketer
Performer
Anthony Valentine[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[12]
Character type
gentleman thief[14]
Creator
Ernest William Hornung[5]
Family name
Raffles[10]
Given name
Arthur[11]
Present in work
A. J. Raffles[13]
Sport
cricket[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en A. J. Raffles en Arthur J. Raffles ja A・J・ラッフルズ ru А. Дж. Раффлс zh A·J·萊佛士
🔖 Identifiers · 8
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85110838, nb2022001902
BBC Things ID
ceae3bc3-bde6-4a78-9b2c-3a40bb7a1d0c
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/A-J-Raffles
Freebase ID
/m/0_v50y9
Goodreads character ID
52096
HAND ID
CEDA-3ACC-3DDA-21AF-633F
J9U entity ID
987007560609805171
Yale LUX ID
person/ed0f5080-2d30-429e-a49e-b0a2548feb36

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
thief, cricketer
Character type 1
gentleman thief
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Creator 1
Ernest William Hornung
Given name 1
Arthur
Instance of 1
literary character
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
cricket
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Summary

A. J. Raffles is a literary character[1]. He worked as a thief[2] and cricketer[3].

FAQs

What did A. J. Raffles do for work?

A. J. Raffles worked as thief[2] and cricketer[3].

Related Entities

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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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. 10w ago · Mcampany-emco · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → sh85110838, nb2022001902
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #51412: adding deprecated identifier qualifier"
  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Sport → cricket
    Present in work → A. J. Raffles
    Family name → Raffles
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #47158: HAND ID (11)"
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