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Günter Wallraff

German writer and journalist
Person Human Q76529

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
October 1, 1942
Place of birth
Burscheid
Country of citizenship
Germany[6]
Occupation
journalist, writer, screenwriter
Award received
Monismanien Prize (1984), Carl von Ossietzky Medal (1984), Hans-Böckler-Preis der Stadt Köln (2019), Hermann Kesten Prize (2020), Siebenpfeiffer Award (2010), August Bebel Prize (2013), Gerty Spies Award (2010)[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Official website
www.guenter-wallraff.com[17]
Work location
Cologne, Hanover[18][19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[21]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Wallraff[15]
Given name
Günter[16]
Hashtag
Wallraff[23]
Participant in
5. Anti-WAAhnsinns Festival 1986[20]
Start of work period
1966[22]
Writing language
German
🏷️ Also known as
en Günter Wallraff ar غونتر فالراف cs Günther Wallraff cs Hans Günter Wallraff cs Guenter Wallraff da Günther Wallraff de Hans Esser de Hans-Günter Wallraff de Kwami Ogonno de Ali Sinirlioglu de Levent Sinirlioglu el Γκύντερ Βάλραφ el Γκίντερ Βάλραφ es Guenter Wallraff es Gunter Wallraff es Wallraff fr Gunter Wallraff ja ギュンター・ヴァルラフ nl Guenter Wallraff nl Gunter Wallraff
🔖 Identifiers · 111
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50019462, n2012076120
GND ID
118628836
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
2022-09-14-Günter Wallraff Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2022-1566.jpg ↗
AlloCiné person ID
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Amazon author ID
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Apple Music artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Bing entity ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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Bundestag Group Minutes ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Danish National Filmography person ID
108609
Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Der Spiegel topic ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Domain name
guenter-wallraff.com
ELNET ID
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FAST ID
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FES digital collections entity ID
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FID performing arts ID
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FactGrid item ID
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Filmportal ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Günter_Wallraff
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1897848
HAND ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
65792
IMDb ID
nm0909356
IdRef ID
027192202
Ivi person ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
987007269518505171
JRC Names ID
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Journalistikon.de ID
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JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
PE00001422
Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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Kritisches Lexikon der Gegenwartsliteratur ID
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LdiF person ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LibraryThing author ID
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Libris-URI
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Munzinger person ID
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Museum-digital person/organization ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
1223210
NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000054762
NSK ID
981005680402409366
NUKAT ID
n00012788
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/dc6483c3-4b11-494c-969a-56fd2c99bb30
National Library of Brazil ID
000384725
National Library of Greece ID
333631
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000139436
National Library of Korea ID
KAC199629171
National Library of Latvia ID
000074834
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*144563;=BJ
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810701662805606
National Library of Portugal ID
225054
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1141601
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071429530, 068730349
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1043249362
Obálky knih ID
jn20010601005
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
OL860333A
Open Library subject ID
person:günter_wallraff_(1942-)
Parsifal cluster ID
340001
Perlentaucher ID
guenter-wallraff
Prabook ID
133372
RERO ID (legacy)
A003955949
SBN author ID
RAVV005907
SELIBR ID
219740
SHARE Catalogue author ID
381998
SPAP ID
a/8166f752-8987-4e27-99d2-e11e7953c049
SVKKL authority ID
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Süddeutsche Zeitung topic ID
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TMDB person ID
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The StoryGraph author ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
981058509010406706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1003531
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Person", "GunterWallraff::m97cb"]
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjwJ63cqFMpgMJCQmbvpMX
Yale LUX ID
person/80fbaef2-0aca-42d2-9bc8-2211c66b0ef3
ČSFD person ID
167099

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Hermann Kesten Prize, Carl von Ossietzky Medal, Hans-Böckler-Preis der Stadt Köln
Occupation 3
writer, journalist, screenwriter
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
FactGrid item ID 1
MattyBRaps
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Burscheid
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Cologne
Works by author 1
Ganz unten
Writing language 1
German
← SNARC ID 1
Pont-à-Mousson
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Summary

Günter Wallraff was born on October 1, 1942[1], in Burscheid[2]. He has worked as a journalist[3], writer[4], and screenwriter[5].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Günter Wallraff include Ganz unten[24], a literary work[25].

FAQs

Where was Günter Wallraff born?

Günter Wallraff's place of birth was Burscheid[2].

What did Günter Wallraff do for work?

Günter Wallraff worked as a journalist[3], writer[4], and screenwriter[5].

What awards did Günter Wallraff receive?

Honors received include Monismanien Prize[7], Carl von Ossietzky Medal[8], Hans-Böckler-Preis der Stadt Köln[9], and Hermann Kesten Prize[10].

Related Entities

Germany Pont-à-Mousson

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . ilmr.de. Retrieved . ilmr.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . stadt-koeln.de. Retrieved . stadt-koeln.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . pen-deutschland.de. Retrieved . pen-deutschland.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . meinsammelsuriumblog.wordpress.com. meinsammelsuriumblog.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 1d ago · Dev Jadiya · 2026-11-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [hi] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #67776"
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  4. 29d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim references: Date of birth: 1 October 1942, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot task 2)"
  5. 10w ago · NowakW · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status as a creator → works protected by copyrights
    Domain name → guenter-wallraff.com
    "Created claim: Participant in: 5. Anti-WAAhnsinns Festival 1986"
  6. 11w ago · Reclus · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram Language entity code → Entity["Person", "GunterWallraff::m97cb"]
    "Created claim: Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Person", "GunterWallraff::m97cb"]"
  7. 11w ago · NowakW · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → 5. Anti-WAAhnsinns Festival 1986
    "Created claim: Participant in: 5. Anti-WAAhnsinns Festival 1986"
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  10. 22w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0059258-Wallraff-Gunter-1942
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0059258-Wallraff-Gunter-1942, batch #259599"
  11. 25w ago · ~2026-29886-52 · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Historical Museums of Sweden ID → person/dc6483c3-4b11-494c-969a-56fd2c99bb30
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