Chris Gardner

American businessman and motivational speaker
Person human Q381471
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Chris Gardner

Summary

Chris Gardner is a human[1]. He was born in Milwaukee[2]. He was born on +1954-02-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a stockbroker[4], motivational speaker[5], writer[6], financier[7], and businessperson[8]. He ranks in the top 0.43% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,068 views/month, #4,351 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Chris Gardner was born in Milwaukee[2].
  • Chris Gardner was born on +1954-02-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Chris Gardner held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Chris Gardner is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].
  • Chris Gardner worked as a stockbroker[4].
  • Chris Gardner worked as a motivational speaker[5].
  • Chris Gardner worked as a writer[6].
  • Chris Gardner's professions included financier[7].
  • Chris Gardner worked as a businessperson[8].
  • Chris Gardner's image is recorded as Chrisgardner.jpg[12].
  • Chris Gardner is recorded as male[13].
  • Chris Gardner's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Chris Gardner's ISNI is recorded as 0000000040093476[15].
  • Chris Gardner's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 14183768[16].
  • Chris Gardner's GND ID is recorded as 143170767[17].
  • Chris Gardner's military branch is recorded as United States Navy[18].
  • Chris Gardner's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2005085005[19].
  • Chris Gardner's IdRef ID is recorded as 152262962[20].
  • Chris Gardner's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA15762965[21].
  • Chris Gardner's IMDb ID is recorded as nm2501602[22].
  • Chris Gardner's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01072315[23].
  • Chris Gardner's Commons category is recorded as Chris Gardner[24].
  • Chris Gardner's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02710k6[25].
  • Chris Gardner's family name is recorded as Gardner[26].
  • Chris Gardner's given name is recorded as Chris[27].

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Origins and Family

Chris Gardner's place of birth was Milwaukee[2]. He was born on +1954-02-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include stockbroker[4], motivational speaker[5], writer[6], financier[7], and businessperson[8].

Why It Matters

Chris Gardner ranks in the top 0.43% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,068 views/month, #4,351 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Chris Gardner born?

Chris Gardner was born in Milwaukee[2].

What did Chris Gardner do for work?

Chris Gardner worked as stockbroker[4], motivational speaker[5], writer[6], financier[7], and businessperson[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . chrisgardnermedia.com. chrisgardnermedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . BlackPast.org. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . chrisgardnermedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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