Andy Puddicombe

British writer and meditation advocate
Person human Q16214139
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Summary

Andy Puddicombe was born on September 23, 1972[1], in Bristol[2]. He has worked as a Buddhist monk[3] and businessperson[4].

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1974[5]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[6]
  • Field of work: meditation[7]
  • Educated at: De Montfort University[8]
  • Religion or worldview: Buddhism[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Family name: Puddicombe[11]
  • Given name: Andy[12]
  • Official website: http://headspace.com/[13]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[14]
  • Name in native language: Andy Puddicombe[15]
  • Start of work period: 2004[16]
  • Social media followers: 92,486[17], 66,799[18], 99,885[19], 97,272[20]

FAQs

Where was Andy Puddicombe born?

Andy Puddicombe's place of birth was Bristol[2].

What did Andy Puddicombe do for work?

Andy Puddicombe worked as a Buddhist monk[3] and businessperson[4].

Where did Andy Puddicombe go to school?

Andy Puddicombe was educated at De Montfort University[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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