Alec Holowka

Canadian video game developer (1983–2019)
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Alec Holowka

Summary

Alec Holowka is a human[1]. His place of birth was Winnipeg[2]. He was born on October 30, 1983[3]. He passed away in Winnipeg[4]. He died on August 31, 2019[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and game programmer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,115 views/month, #6,939 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Alec Holowka was born in Winnipeg[2].
  • Alec Holowka passed away in Winnipeg[4].
  • Alec Holowka was born on October 30, 1983[3].
  • Alec Holowka died on August 31, 2019[5].
  • Alec Holowka held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Alec Holowka's professions included composer[6].
  • Alec Holowka's professions included game programmer[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Alec Holowka is Night in the Woods[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Alec Holowka is Aquaria[11].
  • Alec Holowka is recorded as male[12].
  • Alec Holowka's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Alec Holowka's Commons category is recorded as Alec Holowka[14].
  • Alec Holowka's family name is recorded as Holowka[15].
  • Alec Holowka's given name is recorded as Alec[16].
  • Alec Holowka's manner of death is recorded as suicide[17].
  • Alec Holowka's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+23955'}[18].

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[19]

  • Country: CA[20]

  • Began / founded: 1983-10-30[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2019-08-31[22]

  • Community tags: soundtrack, vgm, video game music[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: da3f85d9-c72d-4732-8458-c559ab3530af[24]

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Origins and Family

Born in Winnipeg[2], Alec Holowka… he was born on October 30, 1983[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and game programmer[7].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Night in the Woods[10], a video game[25] and Aquaria[11], a video game[26].

Death and Burial

Alec Holowka died on August 31, 2019[5]. He died in Winnipeg[4].

Why It Matters

Alec Holowka ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,115 views/month, #6,939 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Alec Holowka born?

Alec Holowka's place of birth was Winnipeg[2].

Where did Alec Holowka die?

Alec Holowka died in Winnipeg[4].

What did Alec Holowka do for work?

Alec Holowka worked as composer[6] and game programmer[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . itch.io. itch.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . youtube.com. youtube.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . nordic.ign.com. nordic.ign.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ahoramismo.com. Retrieved . ahoramismo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . 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. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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