Federal Bureau of Investigation

U.S. federal law enforcement agency
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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Summary

Federal Bureau of Investigation is an intelligence agency[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of intelligence_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,372 views/month, #1 of 133).[2]

Key Facts

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's field of work was terrorism[3].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's field of work was fight against organized crime[4].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation is in the country of United States[5].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's instance of is recorded as intelligence agency[6].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's instance of is recorded as federal law enforcement agency of the United States[7].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's instance of is recorded as United States federal agency[8].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's official language is recorded as English[9].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's founder is recorded as J. Edgar Hoover[10].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's founder is recorded as Theodore Roosevelt[11].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's founder is recorded as Charles Joseph Bonaparte[12].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[13].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's headquarters location is recorded as J. Edgar Hoover Building[14].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's flag is recorded as flag of the Federal Bureau of Investigation[15].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's child organization or unit is recorded as FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division[16].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's child organization or unit is recorded as FBI National Security Branch[17].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's Commons category is recorded as Federal Bureau of Investigation[18].
  • July 26, 1908 marks the founding of Federal Bureau of Investigation[19].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.89527777777778, 'lon': -77.025}[20].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of Justice[21].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's significant event is recorded as 1986 FBI Miami shootout[22].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's official website is recorded as https://www.fbi.gov[23].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Federal Bureau of Investigation[24].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's Commons gallery is recorded as Federal Bureau of Investigation[25].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's described at URL is recorded as https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-bureau-of-investigation[26].
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's described at URL is recorded as https://wikispooks.com/wiki/FBI[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include J. Edgar Hoover[10], Theodore Roosevelt[11], and Charles Joseph Bonaparte[12]. July 26, 1908 marks the founding of Federal Bureau of Investigation[19].

Identity

Federal Bureau of Investigation's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[28]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'FBI'}[29].

Leadership

Federal Bureau of Investigation's director / manager is recorded as Kash Patel[30].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Washington, D.C.[13], a city in the United States[31], in United States[32], founded in 1790[33] and J. Edgar Hoover Building[14], a building of public administration[34], in United States[35], founded in 1966[36]. Federal Bureau of Investigation's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of Justice[21]. Subsidiaries include FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division[16], an United States federal agency[37], in United States[38], founded in 1992[39] and FBI National Security Branch[17], a law enforcement agency[40], in United States[41], founded in 2005[42], headquartered in J. Edgar Hoover Building[43].

Industry

Fields of work include terrorism[3], an extremism[44] and fight against organized crime[4].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Federal Bureau of Investigation include FBI[45], a television series[46].

Why It Matters

Federal Bureau of Investigation ranks in the top 0.75% of intelligence_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,372 views/month, #1 of 133).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for it include FBI[45], a television series[46].

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  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [8] . USA.gov. Retrieved . usa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . Federal Register. Retrieved . federalregister.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  3. 20d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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