Ben Smith

American political journalist and blogger
Person human Q4886484
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Ben Smith was born on January 1, 1976, in New York City. He has United States citizenship.

He is a journalist.[1] He was educated at Trinity School.

He has been employed by BuzzFeed and Semafor (2022–present).[2]

Ben Smith

Summary

Ben Smith is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a journalist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month, #7,113 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Ben Smith was born in New York City[2].
  • Ben Smith was born on +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ben Smith's father was Robert S. Smith[6].
  • Ben Smith held citizenship in United States[7].
  • English was Ben Smith's native language[8].
  • Ben Smith's professions included journalist[4].
  • Among Ben Smith's employers was BuzzFeed[9].
  • Ben Smith was employed by Semafor[10].
  • Ben Smith was educated at Trinity School[11].
  • Ben Smith's image is recorded as Ben Smith, journalist (cropped).jpg[12].
  • Ben Smith is recorded as male[13].
  • Ben Smith's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Ben Smith's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8427161819231427960003[15].
  • Ben Smith's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 180298618[16].
  • Ben Smith's Commons category is recorded as Ben Smith (journalist)[17].
  • Ben Smith's SBN author ID is recorded as UBOV140412[18].
  • Ben Smith's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05p2wvz[19].
  • Ben Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[20].
  • Ben Smith's given name is recorded as Benjamin[21].
  • Ben Smith's given name is recorded as Eli[22].
  • Ben Smith's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2021122197[23].
  • Ben Smith's described by source is recorded as The New York Times[24].
  • Ben Smith's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018[25].
  • Ben Smith's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020[26].
  • Ben Smith's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Ben Smith was born in New York City[2]. He was born on +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Robert S. Smith[6]. English was his native language[8].

Education

Ben Smith was educated at Trinity School[11].

Career and Affiliations

Ben Smith worked as a journalist[4]. Employers include BuzzFeed[9], a business[28], in United States[29], founded in 2006[30], headquartered in New York City[31] and Semafor[10], an online newspaper[32], in United States[33], founded in 2022[34].

Why It Matters

Ben Smith ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month, #7,113 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Ben Smith born?

Born in New York City[2], Ben Smith…

Who were Ben Smith's parents?

Ben Smith's father was Robert S. Smith[6].

What did Ben Smith do for work?

Ben Smith worked as journalist[4].

Where did Ben Smith go to school?

Ben Smith was educated at Trinity School[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Muck Rack. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . BuzzFeed Adds Politico Writer. wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . BuzzFeed Adds Politico Writer. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Davos 2018 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Davos 2020 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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