Dan Santat

American children's illustrator and writer
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Dan Santat

Summary

Dan Santat is a human[1]. He was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on 1975[3]. He worked as an illustrator[4], children's writer[5], television producer[6], and writer[7].

Key Facts

  • Dan Santat was born in Brooklyn[2].
  • Dan Santat was born on 1975[3].
  • Dan Santat held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Dan Santat's professions included illustrator[4].
  • Dan Santat's professions included children's writer[5].
  • Dan Santat's professions included television producer[6].
  • Dan Santat's professions included writer[7].
  • Dan Santat received the Caldecott Medal[9].
  • Dan Santat received the National Book Award for Young People's Literature[10].
  • Dan Santat is recorded as male[11].
  • Dan Santat's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Dan Santat's Commons category is recorded as Dan Santat[13].
  • Dan Santat's given name is recorded as Dan[14].
  • Dan Santat's official website is recorded as http://www.dantat.com/[15].
  • Dan Santat's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].
  • Dan Santat's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[17].
  • Dan Santat's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+28587'}[18].
  • Dan Santat's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+27543'}[19].
  • Dan Santat's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+31479'}[20].
  • Dan Santat's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+35478'}[21].

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Origins and Family

Born in Brooklyn[2], Dan Santat… he was born on 1975[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include illustrator[4], children's writer[5], television producer[6], and writer[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Caldecott Medal[9], a literary award[22], in United States[23], founded in 1938[24] and National Book Award for Young People's Literature[10], a literary award[25], in United States[26].

FAQs

Where was Dan Santat born?

Born in Brooklyn[2], Dan Santat…

What did Dan Santat do for work?

Dan Santat worked as illustrator[4], children's writer[5], television producer[6], and writer[7].

What awards did Dan Santat receive?

Honors received include Caldecott Medal[9] and National Book Award for Young People's Literature[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . ala.org. ala.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . nationalbook.org. nationalbook.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. 4w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0372018-Santat-Dan
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0372018-Santat-Dan, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  2. 8w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instagram username dsantat
    Library of congress authority id n2003041431
    Place of birth Brooklyn
    Nationale thesaurus voor auteursnamen id 430400039
    + 55 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32083|batch #32083]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
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