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Christiaan Barnard

South African cardiac surgeon
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Summary

Christiaan Barnard was born on November 8, 1922[1], in Beaufort West[2]. He died on September 2, 2001[3], in Paphos[4]. He worked as a surgeon[5], writer[6], and physician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,949 views/month, #6,634 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: South Africa[9], Austria[10]
  • Field of work: surgery[11], transplantology[12]
  • Employer: University of Cape Town[13]
  • Educated at: University of Cape Town[14], University of Minnesota[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Commons category: Christiaan Barnard[17]
  • Cause of death: asthma[18]
  • Family name: Neethling[19], Barnard[20]
  • Given name: Christiaan[21]
  • Medical condition: rheumatoid arthritis[22], asthma[23]
  • Student of: Vladimir Demikhov[24]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[25]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of African Biography[26], Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[28]
  • Birth name: Christiaan Neethling Barnard[29]
  • Name in native language: Christian Barnard[30]
  • Number of children: 6[31]
  • Start of work period: 1950[32]
  • End of work period: 2001[33]

Why It Matters

Christiaan Barnard has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Christiaan Barnard born?

Christiaan Barnard's place of birth was Beaufort West[2].

Where did Christiaan Barnard die?

Christiaan Barnard passed away in Paphos[4].

What did Christiaan Barnard do for work?

Christiaan Barnard worked as a surgeon[5], writer[6], and physician[7].

Where did Christiaan Barnard go to school?

Christiaan Barnard was educated at University of Cape Town[14] and University of Minnesota[15].

Related Entities

Austria South Africa surgery University of Cape Town

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . telegraph.co.uk. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Der Spiegel. Retrieved . derstandard.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Der Spiegel. Retrieved . heartofcapetown.co.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . heartofcapetown.co.za. Retrieved . heartofcapetown.co.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . link.springer.com. Retrieved . link.springer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . TheGuardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', '
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 664A-8E24-40D0-DC6E-53AE
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  3. 13w ago · Estevoaei · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 83497
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Enciclopedia galega universal id: 83497, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/192252658|Christian Neething Barnard (#192252658)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalo"
  4. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 375156
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  5. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0015846-Barnard-Christiaan-Neethling-19222001
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: p0015846-Barnard-Christiaan-Neethling-19222001, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → surgeon, writer, physician
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32074|batch #32074]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (21)"
  7. 22w ago · Yuriklim · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goodreads author id → 2977315
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Sibling: Marius Barnard"
  8. 22w ago · Yuriklim · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Slovak national library (viaf) id → vtls008600052
    Image unavailable reason → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Slovak national library (viaf) id: vtls008600052, Added with [[User:Bargioni/moreIdentifiers|moreIdentifiers]]"
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