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]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (167 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Dan Santat was born in Brooklyn[2].
  • Dan Santat was born on 1975[3].
  • Dan Santat held citizenship in United States[9].
  • 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[10].
  • Dan Santat received the National Book Award for Young People's Literature[11].
  • Dan Santat is recorded as male[12].
  • Dan Santat's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Dan Santat's Commons category is recorded as Dan Santat[14].
  • Dan Santat's given name is recorded as Dan[15].
  • Dan Santat's official website is recorded as http://www.dantat.com/[16].
  • Dan Santat's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • Dan Santat's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[18].
  • Dan Santat's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+28587'}[19].
  • Dan Santat's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+27543'}[20].
  • Dan Santat's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+31479'}[21].
  • Dan Santat's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+35478'}[22].

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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[10], a literary award[23], in United States[24], founded in 1938[25] and National Book Award for Young People's Literature[11], a literary award[26], in United States[27].

Why It Matters

Dan Santat ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (167 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[8]

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[10] and National Book Award for Young People's Literature[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . ala.org. ala.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . nationalbook.org. nationalbook.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 13d 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
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