Doris Pilkington Garimara

Indigenous Australian author (1937–2014)
Person human Q1245297
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Summary

Doris Pilkington Garimara was born on January 1, 1937[1], in Balfour Downs Station[2]. She died on April 10, 2014[3], in Perth[4]. She worked as a writer[5], nurse[6], and journalist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (432 views/month, #7,229 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: July 14, 1937[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Australia[10]
  • Award received: Member of the Order of Australia[11]
  • Sex or gender: female[12]
  • Cause of death: ovarian cancer[13]
  • Given name: Doris[14]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[16]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[17]
  • P14750: 72A1-1BC6-6054-F5F9-1DD5[18]

Why It Matters

Doris Pilkington Garimara has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] She is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was Doris Pilkington Garimara born?

Doris Pilkington Garimara's place of birth was Balfour Downs Station[2].

Where did Doris Pilkington Garimara die?

Doris Pilkington Garimara died in Perth[4].

What did Doris Pilkington Garimara do for work?

Doris Pilkington Garimara worked as a writer[5], nurse[6], and journalist[7].

What awards did Doris Pilkington Garimara receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of Australia[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Australian honours system. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'nl', 'vi']
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    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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    Sex or gender → female
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