Evan Williams

American technology entrepreneur
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Evan Williams

Summary

Evan Williams is a human[1]. He was born in Clarks[2]. He was born on +1972-03-31T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an entrepreneur[4], blogger[5], businessperson[6], and computer scientist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (521 views/month, #6,990 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Evan Williams's place of birth was Clarks[2].
  • Evan Williams was born on +1972-03-31T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Evan Williams held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Evan Williams worked as an entrepreneur[4].
  • Evan Williams worked as a blogger[5].
  • Evan Williams worked as a businessperson[6].
  • Evan Williams worked as a computer scientist[7].
  • Evan Williams's education included a stint at University of Nebraska–Lincoln[10].
  • Evan Williams was educated at Columbus High School[11].
  • Evan Williams's image is recorded as Ev Williams (15527604887).jpg[12].
  • Evan Williams is recorded as male[13].
  • Evan Williams's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Evan Williams's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 171837479[15].
  • Evan Williams's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 269399461[16].
  • Evan Williams's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2012022176[17].
  • Evan Williams's Commons category is recorded as Evan Williams[18].
  • Evan Williams's residence is recorded as California[19].
  • Evan Williams's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06b5lc[20].
  • Evan Williams's family name is recorded as Williams[21].
  • Evan Williams's given name is recorded as Evan[22].
  • Evan Williams's given name is recorded as Clark[23].
  • Evan Williams's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 877/000279040[24].
  • Evan Williams's Munzinger person ID is recorded as 00000028156[25].
  • Evan Williams's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Evan-Williams[26].
  • Evan Williams's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Evan Clark Williams'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Evan Williams's place of birth was Clarks[2]. He was born on +1972-03-31T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Nebraska–Lincoln[10], a public university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1869[30] and Columbus High School[11], a high school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1958[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include entrepreneur[4], blogger[5], businessperson[6], and computer scientist[7].

Why It Matters

Evan Williams ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (521 views/month, #6,990 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Works attributed to him include Medium[36], a service on Internet[37], in United States[38], founded in 2012[39], headquartered in San Francisco[40], written by him[41] and Odeo[42], a website[43], founded in 2005[44], written by him[45].

FAQs

Where was Evan Williams born?

Evan Williams's place of birth was Clarks[2].

What did Evan Williams do for work?

Evan Williams worked as entrepreneur[4], blogger[5], businessperson[6], and computer scientist[7].

Where did Evan Williams go to school?

Evan Williams was educated at University of Nebraska–Lincoln[10] and Columbus High School[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 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. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] . 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. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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