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alter ego

Latin phrase; alternate self
Intangible concept Q201662
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Summary

alter ego is a concept[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,426 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: identity[3]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Alter egos[4]
  • Facet of: doppelgänger[5], double life[6]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[7], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10]
  • Different from: persona in a work of fiction[11], split personality[12], dissociative identity disorder[13], alter[14]

Why It Matters

alter ego has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_alter-ego_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{alter ego}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/alter-ego}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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