Cecil Adams

American humorist
Person human Q454451
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Cecil Adams

Summary

Cecil Adams is a human[1]. He was born on +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a writer[3] and journalist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Cecil Adams was born on +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Cecil Adams held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Cecil Adams worked as a writer[3].
  • Cecil Adams's professions included journalist[4].
  • Cecil Adams was employed by Chicago Reader[7].
  • Cecil Adams is recorded as male[8].
  • Cecil Adams's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Cecil Adams's instance of is recorded as human whose existence is disputed[10].
  • Cecil Adams's instance of is recorded as collective pseudonym[11].
  • Cecil Adams's ISNI is recorded as 0000000067375473[12].
  • Cecil Adams's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 92237338[13].
  • Cecil Adams's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84057709[14].
  • Cecil Adams's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1564833[15].
  • Cecil Adams's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00846519[16].
  • Cecil Adams's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/015r43[17].
  • Cecil Adams's family name is recorded as Adams[18].
  • Cecil Adams's given name is recorded as Cecil[19].
  • Cecil Adams's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90758400[20].
  • Cecil Adams's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 399/000026321[21].
  • Cecil Adams's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Cecil Adams's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cecil Adams'}[23].
  • Cecil Adams's Penguin Random House author ID is recorded as 110[24].
  • Cecil Adams's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJgt9TMCjvKqXDGX4x83cP[25].
  • Cecil Adams's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/58a8604c-9a43-45aa-bef2-dd8170308d50[26].

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Origins and Family

Cecil Adams was born on +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[3] and journalist[4]. Cecil Adams was employed by Chicago Reader[7].

Why It Matters

Cecil Adams ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

Works attributed to him include The Straight Dope[28], a column[29], founded in 1973[30], written by him[31].

FAQs

What did Cecil Adams do for work?

Cecil Adams worked as writer[3] and journalist[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . 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. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cecil-adams_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Cecil Adams}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cecil-adams}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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