Christos Tsiolkas

Australian writer
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Summary

Christos Tsiolkas was born on January 1, 1965[1], in Melbourne[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], screenwriter[4], playwright[5], and prose writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (710 views/month, #7,226 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Australia[8]
  • Ethnic group: Greek Australians[9]
  • Educated at: University of Melbourne[10], Blackburn High School[11]
  • Notable work: Loaded[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Sexual orientation: homosexuality[14]
  • Genre: spoken drama[15]
  • Given name: Christos[16]
  • Nominated for: Booker Prize[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[18]

Why It Matters

Christos Tsiolkas has Wikipedia articles in 12 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 Christos Tsiolkas born?

Christos Tsiolkas's place of birth was Melbourne[2].

What did Christos Tsiolkas do for work?

Christos Tsiolkas worked as a writer[3], screenwriter[4], playwright[5], and prose writer[6].

Where did Christos Tsiolkas go to school?

Christos Tsiolkas was educated at University of Melbourne[10] and Blackburn High School[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . lambdaliterary.org. lambdaliterary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'pl', 'pt', 'sv', 'tr']
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 1054-F17B-B622-9F23-1E0D
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  3. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0104205-Tsiolkas-Christos-1965
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  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, screenwriter, playwright +1
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