character
fictional human or non-human character in a narrative work of art
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Summary
character is a literary element[1]. character ranks in the top 5% of literary element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,778 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: fictional entity[3], imaginary character[4], being[5]
- Commons category: Fictional characters[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fictional characters[7]
- Described by source: National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[8], Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[9]
- Partially coincident with: fictional creature[10]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox character[11]
- Has characteristic: given name[12], birthday[13], sex[14], type of fictional character[15]
- Main Wikidata property: P674[16], P6249[17]
- Equivalent class: http://dbpedia.org/ontology/FictionalCharacter[18], http://www.kyoto-project.eu/ontologies/Kyoto#fictional_character__fictitious_character__character-eng-3.0-09587565-n[19]
- Different from: Personnage[20], fictional human[21], figure that may or may not be fictional[22], human[23], fictional person[24], character[25], mythical character[26], hypothetical person[27], role[28], imaginary character[29]
- Properties for this type: P21[30], P106[31], P734[32], P735[33], P170[34], P175[35], P4584[36], P1441[37], P569[38], P570[39], P19[40], P20[41], P509[42], P1080[43]
- Has list: lists of fictional characters by work[44]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Narration[45]
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Influence
Things named for character include Janne Da Arc[46], a musical group[47], founded in 1996[48].
Why It Matters
character has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] character is known by 102 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for character include Janne Da Arc[46], a musical group[47], founded in 1996[48].