Avon Barksdale

character from The Wire
Person fictional_human Q4829179
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Avon Barksdale

Summary

Avon Barksdale is a fictional human[1]. He worked as a drug trafficker[2], boxer[3], murderer[4], and gangster[5]. He draws 626 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_human category, ranking #664 of 5,308).[6]

Key Facts

  • Avon Barksdale held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Avon Barksdale's professions included drug trafficker[2].
  • Avon Barksdale worked as a boxer[3].
  • Avon Barksdale worked as a murderer[4].
  • Avon Barksdale worked as a gangster[5].
  • Avon Barksdale is the creator of David Simon[8].
  • Avon Barksdale was a member of Barksdale Organization[9].
  • Avon Barksdale is recorded as male[10].
  • Avon Barksdale's instance of is recorded as fictional human[11].
  • Avon Barksdale's instance of is recorded as television character[12].
  • Avon Barksdale's performer is recorded as Wood Harris[13].
  • Avon Barksdale's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0f94fd[14].
  • Avon Barksdale's family name is recorded as Barksdale[15].
  • Avon Barksdale's given name is recorded as Avon[16].
  • Avon Barksdale's given name is recorded as Randolph[17].
  • Melvin Williams inspired Avon Barksdale[18].
  • Nathan Barksdale inspired Avon Barksdale[19].
  • Avon Barksdale's relative is recorded as D'Angelo Barksdale[20].
  • Avon Barksdale's present in work is recorded as The Wire[21].
  • Avon Barksdale's CharacTour character ID is recorded as Avon-Barksdale.The-Wire[22].

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Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include drug trafficker[2], boxer[3], murderer[4], and gangster[5].

Works and Contributions

Avon Barksdale is the creator of David Simon[8].

Why It Matters

Avon Barksdale draws 626 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_human category, ranking #664 of 5,308).[6]

FAQs

What did Avon Barksdale do for work?

Avon Barksdale worked as drug trafficker[2], boxer[3], murderer[4], and gangster[5].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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