Fred Wilson

American venture capitalist and blogger
Person human Q5496570
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Fred Wilson

Summary

Fred Wilson is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1961-08-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a venture capitalist[4], blogger[5], and financier[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #7,203 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Fred Wilson was born in New York City[2].
  • Fred Wilson was born on +1961-08-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Fred Wilson held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Fred Wilson's professions included venture capitalist[4].
  • Fred Wilson's professions included blogger[5].
  • Fred Wilson worked as a financier[6].
  • Fred Wilson was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].
  • Fred Wilson was educated at The Wharton School[10].
  • Fred Wilson's education included a stint at James I. O'Neill High School[11].
  • Fred Wilson's image is recorded as FredWilsonJI1.jpg[12].
  • Fred Wilson is recorded as male[13].
  • Fred Wilson's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Fred Wilson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3373157162076678980006[15].
  • Fred Wilson's GND ID is recorded as 1197250247[16].
  • Fred Wilson's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0933423[17].
  • Fred Wilson's Commons category is recorded as Fred Wilson[18].
  • Fred Wilson's residence is recorded as New York City[19].
  • Fred Wilson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0261w4n[20].
  • Fred Wilson's family name is recorded as Wilson[21].
  • Fred Wilson's given name is recorded as Fred[22].
  • Fred Wilson's official website is recorded as https://avc.com/[23].
  • Fred Wilson's X is recorded as fredwilson[24].
  • Fred Wilson's Facebook username is recorded as fred.wilson.963871[25].
  • Fred Wilson's Crunchbase person ID is recorded as fred-wilson[26].
  • Fred Wilson's Google+ ID is recorded as 103112588675637065591[27].

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Origins and Family

Fred Wilson's place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1961-08-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; The Wharton School[10], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1881[34], headquartered in Philadelphia[35]; and James I. O'Neill High School[11], a high school[36], in United States[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include venture capitalist[4], blogger[5], and financier[6].

Why It Matters

Fred Wilson ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #7,203 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

FAQs

Where was Fred Wilson born?

Born in New York City[2], Fred Wilson…

What did Fred Wilson do for work?

Fred Wilson worked as venture capitalist[4], blogger[5], and financier[6].

Where did Fred Wilson go to school?

Fred Wilson was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9], The Wharton School[10], and James I. O'Neill High School[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_fred-wilson_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Fred Wilson}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/fred-wilson}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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