Ellen Ripley

character in the Alien franchise
Person fictional_human Q988925
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Ellen Ripley

Summary

Ellen Ripley is a fictional human[1]. She was born on +2092-01-07T00:00:00Z[2]. She worked as a military officer[3]. She ranks in the top 3% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,186 views/month).[4]

Key Facts

  • Ellen Ripley was born on +2092-01-07T00:00:00Z[2].
  • A child of Ellen Ripley was Amanda Ripley[5].
  • A child of Ellen Ripley was Newt Jorden[6].
  • English was Ellen Ripley's native language[7].
  • Ellen Ripley worked as a military officer[3].
  • Ellen Ripley was employed by Weyland-Yutani Corporation[8].
  • Ellen Ripley is the creator of Dan O'Bannon[9].
  • Ellen Ripley is recorded as female[10].
  • Ellen Ripley's instance of is recorded as fictional human[11].
  • Ellen Ripley's instance of is recorded as film character[12].
  • Ellen Ripley's killed by is recorded as Xenomorph[13].
  • Ellen Ripley's performer is recorded as Sigourney Weaver[14].
  • Ellen Ripley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 208127601[15].
  • Ellen Ripley's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2015012098[16].
  • Ellen Ripley's IdRef ID is recorded as 07890403X[17].
  • Ellen Ripley's Commons category is recorded as Ellen Ripley[18].
  • Ellen Ripley's military, police or special rank is recorded as lieutenant[19].
  • The cause of death was death by burning[20].
  • Ellen Ripley's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02xd83[21].
  • Ellen Ripley's family name is recorded as Ripley[22].
  • Ellen Ripley's given name is recorded as Ellen[23].
  • Ellen Ripley's given name is recorded as Louise[24].
  • Ellen Ripley's from narrative universe is recorded as Alien universe[25].
  • Ellen Ripley's manner of death is recorded as suicide[26].
  • Ellen Ripley's eye color is recorded as brown[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Ellen Ripley was born on +2092-01-07T00:00:00Z[2]. English was her native language[7].

Career and Affiliations

Ellen Ripley's professions included military officer[3]. Among her employers was Weyland-Yutani Corporation[8].

Works and Contributions

Ellen Ripley is the creator of Dan O'Bannon[9]. Things named for her include Ripley[28], an impact crater[29].

Personal Life

Children include Amanda Ripley[5], a fictional human[30] and Newt Jorden[6], a fictional human[31].

Death and Burial

The cause of death was death by burning[20].

Why It Matters

Ellen Ripley ranks in the top 3% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,186 views/month).[4] She has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] She is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for her include Ripley[28], an impact crater[29].

FAQs

What did Ellen Ripley do for work?

Ellen Ripley worked as military officer[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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