ALF

fictional character
Person Fictional Extraterrestrial Q8964731

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
fictional extraterrestrial, television character, animated character[5][6]
Sex or gender
male[4]
Date of birth
October 28, 1756
Place of birth
Melmac
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[13]
Birth name
Gordon Shumway[19]
Family name
Shumway[9]
From narrative universe
ALF universe[11]
Given name
Gordon[10]
Home world
Melmac[12]
Nickname
ALF[18]
Social media followers
+10698[20]
Voice actor
Paul Fusco[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en ALF en Gordon Shumway ar "الف " الشخصية de ALF de Gordon Shumway en-gb Gordon Shumway es Gordon "ALF" Shumway es ALF es Gordon Schumway fr ALF it ALF pl Alf pl Gordon Shumway ru Альф ru Гордон Шамуэй
🔖 Identifiers · 12
VIAF cluster ID
64812223
GND ID
119200961
Behind The Voice Actors character ID
ALF/ALF
Comic Vine ID
4005-2412
Fandom article ID
alf:ALF
Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)
3005-14485
Giant Bomb Wiki ID
Characters/ALF
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120hthj7
IMDb ID
ch0000636
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjvXVvctGQ9K6tPkRVPwyd
X (Twitter) username
ALFforreal

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🔗 Connections
← Characters 6
Present in work 3
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Named after 1
Residence 1
Sex or gender 1
Voice actor 1
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Summary

ALF is a fictional extraterrestrial[1]. He was born on October 28, 1756[2], in Melmac[3].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for ALF include he: The Animated Series[21], an animated television series[22].

Why It Matters

Entities named for ALF include he: The Animated Series[21], an animated television series[22].

FAQs

Where was ALF born?

ALF's place of birth was Melmac[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 98DD-0DDC-F04C-D1FC-3E21
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #47158: HAND ID (11)"
  2. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Family name → Shumway
    Residence → United States
    Home world → Melmac
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Giant Bomb Wiki ID: Characters/ALF, Adding missing P14470 and P9675 qualifier based on P5247"
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