Charles Johnson

British author of a 1724 book on pirates
Person human Q1065092
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Charles Johnson

Summary

Charles Johnson is a human[1]. He worked as a writer[2] and biographer[3]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month, #7,191 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Charles Johnson held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[5].
  • Charles Johnson worked as a writer[2].
  • Charles Johnson's professions included biographer[3].
  • A notable work attributed to Charles Johnson is A General History of the Pyrates[6].
  • Charles Johnson is recorded as male[7].
  • Charles Johnson's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Charles Johnson's instance of is recorded as pen name[9].
  • Charles Johnson's said to be the same as is recorded as Daniel Defoe[10].
  • Charles Johnson's said to be the same as is recorded as Nathaniel Mist[11].
  • Charles Johnson's family name is recorded as Johnson[12].
  • Charles Johnson's given name is recorded as Charles[13].
  • Charles Johnson's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[14].
  • Charles Johnson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].
  • Charles Johnson's Commons Creator page is recorded as Charles Johnson[16].
  • Charles Johnson's different from is recorded as Charles E. Johnson[17].
  • Charles Johnson's start of work period is recorded as 1724[18].
  • Charles Johnson's end of work period is recorded as 1736[19].

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Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[2] and biographer[3].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Charles Johnson is A General History of the Pyrates[6].

Why It Matters

Charles Johnson ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month, #7,191 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Works attributed to him include A General History of the Pyrates[22], a literary work[23].

FAQs

What did Charles Johnson do for work?

Charles Johnson worked as writer[2] and biographer[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Johnson, Charles (fl.1724-1736) (DNB00). wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Johnson, Charles (fl.1724-1736) (DNB00). wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation writer, biographer
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31699|batch #31699]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (1)"
  2. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Charles E. Johnson
    Country of citizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
    Given name Charles
    Instance of human, pen name
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30842|batch #30842]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
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