Big Bird

Sesame Street character
Person anthropomorphic_canary Q242562
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Big Bird

Summary

Big Bird is an anthropomorphic canary[1]. He draws 899 Wikipedia views per month (anthropomorphic_canary category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Big Bird is the creator of Jim Henson[3].
  • Big Bird received the Library of Congress Living Legend[4].
  • Big Bird received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[5].
  • Big Bird is recorded as male[6].
  • Big Bird's instance of is recorded as anthropomorphic canary[7].
  • Big Bird's instance of is recorded as television character[8].
  • Big Bird's instance of is recorded as puppet character[9].
  • Big Bird was performed by Matt Vogel[10].
  • Big Bird's Commons category is recorded as Big Bird (Sesame Street)[11].
  • Big Bird's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Big Bird's relative is recorded as Pino[13].
  • Big Bird's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[14].
  • Big Bird's present in work is recorded as Sesame Street[15].
  • Big Bird's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q218593', 'amount': '+98'}[16].
  • Big Bird's derivative work is recorded as Pino[17].
  • Big Bird's media franchise is recorded as Sesame Street[18].

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Works and Contributions

Big Bird is the creator of Jim Henson[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Library of Congress Living Legend[4], an award[19], in United States[20], founded in 2000[21] and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[5], a commemorative plaque[22], in United States[23].

Why It Matters

Big Bird draws 899 Wikipedia views per month (anthropomorphic_canary category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

What awards did Big Bird receive?

Honors received include Library of Congress Living Legend[4] and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[5].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Library of Congress to Honor "Living Legends". loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . walkoffame.com. Retrieved . walkoffame.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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