Chris Kraus

German screenwriter and film director
Person human Q96487
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Summary

Chris Kraus was born on January 1, 1963[1], in Göttingen[2]. He has worked as a film director[3], writer[4], screenwriter[5], journalist[6], and illustrator[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (323 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[9]
  • Educated at: German Film and Television Academy Berlin[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Commons category: Chris Kraus (film director)[12]
  • Residence: Berlin[13]
  • Family name: Kraus[14]
  • Given name: Chris[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[16]
  • Related category: Category:Films directed by Chris Kraus[17]
  • P14750: D793-5682-FC59-2223-7715[18]

Why It Matters

Chris Kraus has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was Chris Kraus born?

Chris Kraus was born in Göttingen[2].

What did Chris Kraus do for work?

Chris Kraus worked as a film director[3], writer[4], screenwriter[5], journalist[6], and illustrator[7].

Where did Chris Kraus go to school?

Chris Kraus was educated at German Film and Television Academy Berlin[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . OPAC SBN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . OPAC SBN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . OPAC SBN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . 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. 6d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz author id → bbd42d2f-3f2b-4660-bdd2-a38808179178
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Bookbrainz author id: bbd42d2f-3f2b-4660-bdd2-a38808179178, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791629849434"
  2. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'mg', 'ro']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 809034
    P14750 → D793-5682-FC59-2223-7715
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person id: 809034, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270606|batch #270606]]"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → film director, writer, screenwriter +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32157|batch #32157]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (38)"
  5. 22w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Efis person id → 12691
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Efis person id: 12691, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/86018617|Chris Kraus (#86018617)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3303|EFIS person ID ]] #mix'n"
  6. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    Cantic id → 981060927830906706
    Occupation → film director, writer, screenwriter +2
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Cantic id: 981060927830906706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257590|batch #257590]]"
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