Christiaan Barnard

South African cardiac surgeon
Person human Q188803
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Christiaan Barnard

Summary

Christiaan Barnard is a human[1]. He was born in Beaufort West[2]. He was born on November 8, 1922[3]. He passed away in Paphos[4]. He died on September 2, 2001[5]. He worked as a surgeon[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,981 views/month, #6,634 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Christiaan Barnard was born in Beaufort West[2].
  • Christiaan Barnard died in Paphos[4].
  • Christiaan Barnard was born on November 8, 1922[3].
  • Christiaan Barnard died on September 2, 2001[5].
  • Christiaan Barnard held citizenship in South Africa[9].
  • Christiaan Barnard held citizenship in Austria[10].
  • Christiaan Barnard's professions included surgeon[6].
  • Christiaan Barnard's professions included writer[7].
  • Christiaan Barnard's field of work was surgery[11].
  • Christiaan Barnard's field of work was transplantology[12].
  • Christiaan Barnard was employed by University of Cape Town[13].
  • Christiaan Barnard's education included a stint at University of Cape Town[14].
  • Christiaan Barnard was educated at University of Minnesota[15].
  • Christiaan Barnard is recorded as male[16].
  • Christiaan Barnard's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Christiaan Barnard's Commons category is recorded as Christiaan Barnard[18].
  • The cause of death was asthma[19].
  • Christiaan Barnard's family name is recorded as Neethling[20].
  • Christiaan Barnard's family name is recorded as Barnard[21].
  • Christiaan Barnard's given name is recorded as Christiaan[22].
  • Christiaan Barnard's medical condition is recorded as rheumatoid arthritis[23].
  • Christiaan Barnard's medical condition is recorded as asthma[24].
  • Christiaan Barnard studied under Vladimir Demikhov[25].
  • Christiaan Barnard's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[26].
  • Christiaan Barnard's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of African Biography[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: ZA[29]

  • Began / founded: 1922-11-08[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2001-09-02[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9f603248-b6fa-4134-9418-a69a96ba9960[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Christiaan Barnard was born in Beaufort West[2]. He was born on November 8, 1922[3].

Education

Educated at University of Cape Town[14], a public university[33], in South Africa[34], founded in 1829[35], headquartered in Cape Town[36] and University of Minnesota[15], a public research university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1851[39], headquartered in Minneapolis[40]. Christiaan Barnard studied under Vladimir Demikhov[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include surgeon[6] and writer[7]. Fields of work include surgery[11], a medical specialty[41] and transplantology[12], an academic discipline[42]. Christiaan Barnard was employed by University of Cape Town[13].

Death and Burial

Christiaan Barnard died on September 2, 2001[5]. He died in Paphos[4]. The cause of death was asthma[19].

Why It Matters

Christiaan Barnard ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,981 views/month, #6,634 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was Christiaan Barnard born?

Born in Beaufort West[2], Christiaan Barnard…

Where did Christiaan Barnard die?

Christiaan Barnard passed away in Paphos[4].

What did Christiaan Barnard do for work?

Christiaan Barnard worked as surgeon[6] and writer[7].

Where did Christiaan Barnard go to school?

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . telegraph.co.uk. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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