Ed Hawkins

climate scientist (born 1977)
Person human Q50946243
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Summary

Ed Hawkins is a human[1]. He was born on February 1977[2]. He worked as a data scientist[3] and climatologist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (190 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Ed Hawkins was born on February 1977[2].
  • Ed Hawkins held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Ed Hawkins worked as a data scientist[3].
  • Ed Hawkins's professions included climatologist[4].
  • Ed Hawkins's field of work was climatology[7].
  • Ed Hawkins was employed by University of Reading Department of Meteorology[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Ed Hawkins is climate spiral[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Ed Hawkins is warming stripes[10].
  • Ed Hawkins received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[11].
  • Ed Hawkins is recorded as male[12].
  • Ed Hawkins's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ed Hawkins is part of Pirouette: Turning Points in Design[14].
  • Ed Hawkins's Commons category is recorded as Ed Hawkins (climatologist)[15].
  • Ed Hawkins's family name is recorded as Hawkins[16].
  • Ed Hawkins's given name is recorded as Ed[17].
  • Ed Hawkins's official website is recorded as https://edhawkins.org/[18].
  • Ed Hawkins's official website is recorded as https://www.met.reading.ac.uk/~ed[19].
  • Ed Hawkins's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Ed Hawkins's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[21].
  • Ed Hawkins's has works in the collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[22].
  • Ed Hawkins's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[23].
  • Ed Hawkins's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+56307'}[24].
  • Ed Hawkins's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+52195'}[25].
  • Ed Hawkins's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+75826'}[26].
  • Ed Hawkins's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+91400'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Ed Hawkins was born on February 1977[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include data scientist[3] and climatologist[4]. Ed Hawkins's field of work was climatology[7]. Among his employers was University of Reading Department of Meteorology[8].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include climate spiral[9], a visualization[28] and warming stripes[10], a data visualization[29].

Recognition

Ed Hawkins received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[11].

Why It Matters

Ed Hawkins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (190 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

He is credited with the discovery of warming stripes[32], a data visualization[33] and climate spiral[34], a visualization[35]. Works attributed to him include IPCC Sixth Assessment Report[36], an IPCC report[37], written by Maisa Rojas[38].

FAQs

What did Ed Hawkins do for work?

Ed Hawkins worked as data scientist[3] and climatologist[4].

What awards did Ed Hawkins receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[11].

What did Ed Hawkins discover?

Ed Hawkins is credited as discoverer of warming stripes[32] and climate spiral[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . research.reading.ac.uk. Retrieved . research.reading.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . thegazette.co.uk. thegazette.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . moma.org. Retrieved . moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Maundwiki · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → data scientist, climatologist
    Copyright status as a creator → works protected by copyrights
    Notable work → climate spiral, warming stripes
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