Bibendum

Summary

Bibendum is a mascot character^[1]. He ranks in the top 4% of mascot_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (537 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bibendum is the creator of O'Galop^[3].
• Bibendum's image is recorded as Vitoria - Fábrica SAFEN Michelín 5.jpg^[4].
• Bibendum is recorded as male^[5].
• Bibendum's instance of is recorded as mascot character^[6].
• Bibendum's instance of is recorded as advertising character^[7].
• nunc est bibendum is named after Bibendum^[8].
• Bibendum's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 220426578^[9].
• Bibendum's GND ID is recorded as 4134742-0^[10].
• Bibendum's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh96003219^[11].
• Bibendum's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 131785386^[12].
• Bibendum's IdRef ID is recorded as 15502289X^[13].
• Bibendum's Commons category is recorded as Bibendum^[14].
• Bibendum's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Michelin-Männchen.ogg^[15].
• +1894-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bibendum^[16].
• Bibendum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c03c9s^[17].
• Bibendum's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["FictionalCharacter", "MichelinMan"]^[18].
• Bibendum's advertises is recorded as Michelin^[19].
• Bibendum's Golden ID is recorded as Michelin_Man-YX956M^[20].
• Bibendum's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007546987005171^[21].
• Bibendum's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/314e64bd-afa3-4d7e-9718-bc9b2221ccd5^[22].

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Works and Contributions

Bibendum is the creator of O'Galop^[3]. Things named for him include Michelin tire baby syndrome^[23], a rare disease^[24] and Michelin Challenge Bibendum^[25], an annual event^[26], founded in 1998^[27].

Why It Matters

Bibendum ranks in the top 4% of mascot_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (537 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for him include Michelin tire baby syndrome^[23], a rare disease^[24] and Michelin Challenge Bibendum^[25], an annual event^[26], founded in 1998^[27].