Adam Kay

British physician and comedy writer
Person human Q16220992
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Adam Kay

Summary

Adam Kay is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brighton[2]. He was born on June 12, 1980[3]. He worked as a comedian[4], physician[5], screenwriter[6], and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,401 views/month, #6,647 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brighton[2], Adam Kay…
  • Adam Kay was born on June 12, 1980[3].
  • Adam Kay was born on June 1980[9].
  • Among Adam Kay's spouses was James Farrell[10].
  • Adam Kay held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Adam Kay's professions included comedian[4].
  • Adam Kay worked as a physician[5].
  • Adam Kay's professions included screenwriter[6].
  • Adam Kay's professions included writer[7].
  • Adam Kay was educated at Dulwich College[12].
  • Adam Kay's education included a stint at Imperial College School of Medicine[13].
  • Adam Kay is recorded as male[14].
  • Adam Kay's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Adam Kay's sexual orientation is recorded as gay[16].
  • Adam Kay's Commons category is recorded as Adam Kay[17].
  • Adam Kay's residence is recorded as Oxfordshire[18].
  • Adam Kay's family name is recorded as Kay[19].
  • Adam Kay's given name is recorded as Adam[20].
  • Adam Kay's given name is recorded as Richard[21].
  • Adam Kay's official website is recorded as https://www.adamkay.co.uk/[22].
  • Adam Kay's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Adam Kay's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Adam Richard Kay'}[24].
  • Adam Kay's different from is recorded as Adam Kay[25].
  • Adam Kay's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[26].
  • Adam Kay's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+148133'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1980-06-12[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a70975d7-3f3b-4b53-87d1-bfbfd2662e71[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Brighton[2], Adam Kay… Recorded date of birth include June 12, 1980[3] and June 1980[9].

Education

Educated at Dulwich College[12], an independent school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1619[34] and Imperial College School of Medicine[13], a medical school[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1821[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include comedian[4], physician[5], screenwriter[6], and writer[7].

Personal Life

Adam Kay was married to James Farrell[10].

Why It Matters

Adam Kay ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,401 views/month, #6,647 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Works attributed to him include This Is Going to Hurt[40], a literary work[41], founded in 2017[42].

FAQs

Where was Adam Kay born?

Adam Kay's place of birth was Brighton[2].

Who was Adam Kay married to?

Adam Kay's spouses include James Farrell[10].

What did Adam Kay do for work?

Adam Kay worked as comedian[4], physician[5], screenwriter[6], and writer[7].

Where did Adam Kay go to school?

Adam Kay was educated at Dulwich College[12] and Imperial College School of Medicine[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . swindontheatres.co.uk. swindontheatres.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . MAK. wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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