Chris Whitaker

British author
Person human Q110765371
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Summary

Chris Whitaker was born in London[1]. He has worked as a writer[2], stockbroker[3], merchant[4], and librarian[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,183 views/month, #7,085 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[7]
  • Field of work: finance[8], commerce[9], literary activity[10]
  • Award received: Gold Dagger[11], CWA New Blood Dagger[12], Ned Kelly Awards[13], Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation[14], Q137884403[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Genre: crime literature[17]
  • Family name: Whitaker[18]
  • Given name: Chris[19]
  • Official website: https://sites.prh.com/chriswhitaker[20]
  • Work location: Hertfordshire[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[22]
  • P14750: DB74-DAC3-7895-8D91-2C77[23]

Why It Matters

Chris Whitaker has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Chris Whitaker born?

Chris Whitaker's place of birth was London[1].

What did Chris Whitaker do for work?

Chris Whitaker worked as a writer[2], stockbroker[3], merchant[4], and librarian[5].

What awards did Chris Whitaker receive?

Honors received include Gold Dagger[11], CWA New Blood Dagger[12], Ned Kelly Awards[13], and Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . livreshebdo.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . livreshebdo.fr. livreshebdo.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'sv', 'uk']
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  2. 4w ago · DMontagne en résidence · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Gold Dagger, CWA New Blood Dagger, Ned Kelly Awards +2
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  3. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → DB74-DAC3-7895-8D91-2C77
    National library of korea id → KAC202641644
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  4. 10w ago · Éric Messel · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → —
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  5. 13w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987013553249005171
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  6. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Whitaker
    Instance of → —
    Sex or gender → male
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