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garden gnome

statue of a dwarf-like creature intended as a garden ornament
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garden gnome

Summary

garden gnome ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (409 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • garden gnome is a type of lawn ornament[2].
  • garden gnome is a type of dwarf statue[3].
  • garden gnome's Commons category is recorded as Garden gnomes[4].
  • garden gnome's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Garden gnomes[5].
  • garden gnome's Commons gallery is recorded as Garden gnome[6].
  • garden gnome's different from is recorded as gnome[7].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include lawn ornament[2] and dwarf statue[3].

Influence

Things named for garden gnome include gnome sort[8], a stable sorting algorithm[9].

Why It Matters

garden gnome ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (409 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Entities named for it include gnome sort[8], a stable sorting algorithm[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). garden gnome. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/garden-gnome
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_garden-gnome_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{garden gnome}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/garden-gnome}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Edit History

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. 5w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → lawn ornament, dwarf statue
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Garden gnomes
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14470]]: Objects/Garden_Gnome, #mix'n'match"
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