Big Brother

fictional character in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
Person literary_character Q751417
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Summary

Big Brother is a literary character[1]. They worked as a ruler[2]. They ranks in the top 3% of literary_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,887 views/month).[3]

Key Facts

  • Big Brother worked as a ruler[2].
  • Big Brother is the creator of George Orwell[4].
  • Big Brother's instance of is recorded as literary character[5].
  • Big Brother's instance of is recorded as fictional human[6].
  • Big Brother's instance of is recorded as film character[7].
  • brother is named after Big Brother[8].
  • Among the performers on Big Brother was John Vernon[9].
  • Big Brother's Commons category is recorded as Big Brother[10].
  • Big Brother's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[11].
  • Big Brother's present in work is recorded as Nineteen Eighty-Four[12].
  • Big Brother's different from is recorded as Big Brother[13].
  • Big Brother's enemy is recorded as Winston Smith[14].
  • Big Brother's enemy is recorded as Emmanuel Goldstein[15].
  • Big Brother's P14750 is recorded as 11B9-D1F2-CDC3-CA62-9ABF[16].

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Career and Affiliations

Big Brother's professions included ruler[2].

Works and Contributions

Big Brother is the creator of George Orwell[4]. Things named for them include they[17], a television program[18]; Big Brother Awards[19], an award[20], in Netherlands[21], founded in 1998[22]; and Big Brother Bluff[23], a cliff[24].

Why It Matters

Big Brother ranks in the top 3% of literary_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,887 views/month).[3] They has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] They is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for them include they[17], a television program[18]; Big Brother Awards[19], an award[20], in Netherlands[21], founded in 1998[22]; and Big Brother Bluff[23], a cliff[24].

FAQs

What did Big Brother do for work?

Big Brother worked as ruler[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . 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. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · הנדב הנכון · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'ary', 'az', 'bg', 'bs', 'ca', 'ckb', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Languages spoken, written or signed: English"
  2. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 11B9-D1F2-CDC3-CA62-9ABF
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
  3. 11w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → villains:Big_Brother_(Nineteen_Eighty-Four)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: villains:Big_Brother_(Nineteen_Eighty-Four), Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299391471|Big Brother (#299391471)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match"
  4. 19w ago · דג ירוק · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Performer → John Vernon
    Instance of → —
    Creator → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Enemy: Emmanuel Goldstein"
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