David Shenk

American writer and filmmaker
Person human Q5239718
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David Shenk

Summary

David Shenk is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1966[2]. He worked as a writer[3] and journalist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • David Shenk was born on January 1, 1966[2].
  • David Shenk held citizenship in United States[6].
  • David Shenk's professions included writer[3].
  • David Shenk worked as a journalist[4].
  • David Shenk's field of work was informatics[7].
  • David Shenk's field of work was non-fiction literature[8].
  • David Shenk was educated at Brown University[9].
  • David Shenk's education included a stint at Wyoming High School[10].
  • David Shenk is recorded as male[11].
  • David Shenk's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • David Shenk's family name is recorded as Shenk[13].
  • David Shenk's given name is recorded as David[14].
  • David Shenk's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].

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Origins and Family

David Shenk was born on January 1, 1966[2].

Education

Educated at Brown University[9], a private university[16], in United States[17], founded in 1765[18], headquartered in Providence[19] and Wyoming High School[10], a high school[20], in United States[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[3] and journalist[4]. Fields of work include informatics[7], an academic major[22], founded in 1957[23] and non-fiction literature[8], a sub-set of literature[24].

Why It Matters

David Shenk ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did David Shenk do for work?

David Shenk worked as writer[3] and journalist[4].

Where did David Shenk go to school?

David Shenk was educated at Brown University[9] and Wyoming High School[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Q43196
    Goodreads author id 590
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  2. 13w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0425540-Shenk-David-1966
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  3. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation writer, journalist
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  4. 18w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work informatics, non-fiction literature
    Imdb id nm3866336
    Date of birth +1966-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Conor.si id 138068579
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