Andy Griffiths

Australian children's author
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Andy Griffiths

Summary

Andy Griffiths is a human[1]. Born in Melbourne[2], he… he was born on September 3, 1961[3]. He worked as a writer[4] and children's writer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (450 views/month, #7,096 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Andy Griffiths's place of birth was Melbourne[2].
  • Andy Griffiths was born on September 3, 1961[3].
  • Andy Griffiths was born on September 13, 1961[7].
  • Andy Griffiths held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • English was Andy Griffiths's native language[9].
  • Andy Griffiths worked as a writer[4].
  • Andy Griffiths's professions included children's writer[5].
  • Andy Griffiths's field of work was literature[10].
  • Andy Griffiths's education included a stint at Deakin University[11].
  • Andy Griffiths's education included a stint at Monash University[12].
  • Andy Griffiths was educated at Victoria University[13].
  • Andy Griffiths's education included a stint at Yarra Valley Grammar[14].
  • Andy Griffiths is recorded as male[15].
  • Andy Griffiths's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Andy Griffiths's Commons category is recorded as Andy Griffiths[17].
  • Andy Griffiths's family name is recorded as Griffiths[18].
  • Andy Griffiths's given name is recorded as Andy[19].
  • Andy Griffiths's given name is recorded as Andrew[20].
  • Andy Griffiths's official website is recorded as http://www.andygriffiths.com.au[21].
  • Andy Griffiths's described by source is recorded as Iedereen Leest[22].
  • Andy Griffiths's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Andy Griffiths's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Wikiproject Iedereen Leest[24].
  • Andy Griffiths's copyright representative is recorded as reproduction right represented by CISAC-member[25].
  • Andy Griffiths's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[26].
  • Andy Griffiths's bibliography is recorded as Andy Griffiths bibliography[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: AU[29]

  • Began / founded: 1961-09-03[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f39ef202-b0f0-44e2-8c34-1c2c4016088b[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Andy Griffiths was born in Melbourne[2]. Recorded date of birth include September 3, 1961[3] and September 13, 1961[7]. English was his native language[9].

Education

Educated at Deakin University[11], a public university[32], in Australia[33], founded in 1974[34], headquartered in Melbourne[35]; Monash University[12], a public university[36], in Australia[37], founded in 1958[38]; Victoria University[13], a public university[39], in Australia[40], founded in 1916[41]; and Yarra Valley Grammar[14], a combined school[42], in Australia[43], founded in 1966[44].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4] and children's writer[5]. Andy Griffiths's field of work was literature[10].

Why It Matters

Andy Griffiths ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (450 views/month, #7,096 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Andy Griffiths born?

Born in Melbourne[2], Andy Griffiths…

What did Andy Griffiths do for work?

Andy Griffiths worked as writer[4] and children's writer[5].

Where did Andy Griffiths go to school?

Andy Griffiths was educated at Deakin University[11], Monash University[12], Victoria University[13], and Yarra Valley Grammar[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . 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.

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. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Andy, Andrew
    Field of work literature
    Social media followers {'amount': '+14825'}, {'amount': '+14370'}, {'amount': '+15033'} +1
    Family name Griffiths
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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