Benoît Poelvoorde

Belgian actor
Person human Q714765
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Benoît Poelvoorde

Summary

Benoît Poelvoorde is a human[1]. His place of birth was Namur[2]. He was born on September 22, 1964[3]. He worked as an actor[4], film director[5], screenwriter[6], and film actor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,123 views/month, #7,145 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Benoît Poelvoorde's place of birth was Namur[2].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde was born on September 22, 1964[3].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde held citizenship in Belgium[9].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde's professions included actor[4].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde worked as a film director[5].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde's professions included screenwriter[6].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde's professions included film actor[7].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde's field of work was film acting[10].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde was educated at Institut Saint-Luc[11].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde received the Knight of the Order of Leopold[12].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde received the Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award[13].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde is recorded as male[14].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde's Commons category is recorded as Benoît Poelvoorde[16].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde's family name is recorded as Poelvoorde[17].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde's given name is recorded as Benoît[18].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde's official website is recorded as http://www.benoitpoelvoorde.be/[19].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Benoît Poelvoorde[20].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde's Commons gallery is recorded as Benoît Poelvoorde[21].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde's medical condition is recorded as bipolar disorder[22].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde's nominated for is recorded as Young European Film of the Year[23].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde's nominated for is recorded as European Film Award for Best Achievement[24].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde's nominated for is recorded as European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film[25].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Benoît Poelvoorde'}[26].
  • Benoît Poelvoorde's start of work period is recorded as 1987[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: BE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1964-09-22[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 34a152e0-7536-4a45-86eb-333ffbde7276[31]

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Origins and Family

Benoît Poelvoorde's place of birth was Namur[2]. He was born on September 22, 1964[3].

Education

Benoît Poelvoorde was educated at Institut Saint-Luc[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4], film director[5], screenwriter[6], and film actor[7]. Benoît Poelvoorde's field of work was film acting[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight of the Order of Leopold[12], a grade of an order[32], in Belgium[33] and Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award[13], a class of award[34], in Spain[35].

Why It Matters

Benoît Poelvoorde ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,123 views/month, #7,145 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Benoît Poelvoorde born?

Benoît Poelvoorde was born in Namur[2].

What did Benoît Poelvoorde do for work?

Benoît Poelvoorde worked as actor[4], film director[5], screenwriter[6], and film actor[7].

Where did Benoît Poelvoorde go to school?

Benoît Poelvoorde was educated at Institut Saint-Luc[11].

What awards did Benoît Poelvoorde receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Order of Leopold[12] and Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . 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.
  21. [23] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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