Fagin

Fictional character in Oliver Twist
Person fictional_human Q1392000
Fagin
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Fagin

Summary

Fagin is a fictional human[1]. He worked as a con artist[2], fence[3], criminal[4], and pickpocketing[5]. He ranks in the top 4% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,102 views/month).[6]

Key Facts

  • Fagin held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7].
  • Fagin is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group[8].
  • Fagin worked as a con artist[2].
  • Fagin's professions included fence[3].
  • Fagin worked as a criminal[4].
  • Fagin's professions included pickpocketing[5].
  • Fagin is the creator of Charles Dickens[9].
  • Fagin's religion is recorded as Judaism[10].
  • Fagin is recorded as male[11].
  • Fagin's instance of is recorded as fictional human[12].
  • Fagin's instance of is recorded as literary character[13].
  • Fagin's Commons category is recorded as Fagin[14].
  • Fagin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].
  • Fagin's present in work is recorded as Oliver Twist[16].
  • Fagin's enemy is recorded as Oliver Twist[17].
  • Fagin's P14750 is recorded as E453-FC65-C6EC-AD68-E254[18].

Body

Origins and Family

Fagin is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include con artist[2], fence[3], criminal[4], and pickpocketing[5].

Works and Contributions

Fagin is the creator of Charles Dickens[9].

Personal Life

Fagin's religion is recorded as Judaism[10].

Why It Matters

Fagin ranks in the top 4% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,102 views/month).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What did Fagin do for work?

Fagin worked as con artist[2], fence[3], criminal[4], and pickpocketing[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Mcampany-emco · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → sh2003004527, nb2023008775
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51412|batch #51412]]: adding deprecated identifier qualifier"
  2. 7w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Religion or worldview → Judaism
    Citizenship → —
    Imdb id → ch0012211
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
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