George Mikes

Hungarian-born British author (1912–1987)
Person human Q19469
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George Mikes

Summary

George Mikes is a human[1]. His place of birth was Siklós[2]. He was born on February 15, 1912[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on August 30, 1987[5]. He worked as a writer[6], journalist[7], biographer[8], and satirist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • George Mikes's place of birth was Siklós[2].
  • George Mikes died in London[4].
  • George Mikes was born on February 15, 1912[3].
  • George Mikes died on August 30, 1987[5].
  • George Mikes held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • George Mikes held citizenship in Hungary[12].
  • George Mikes worked as a writer[6].
  • George Mikes worked as a journalist[7].
  • George Mikes's professions included biographer[8].
  • George Mikes's professions included satirist[9].
  • George Mikes was educated at Eötvös Loránd University[13].
  • George Mikes is recorded as male[14].
  • George Mikes's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • George Mikes's Commons category is recorded as György Mikes (humorista, 1912–1987)[16].
  • George Mikes's family name is recorded as Mikes[17].
  • George Mikes's given name is recorded as György[18].
  • George Mikes's given name is recorded as George[19].
  • George Mikes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • George Mikes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hungarian[21].
  • George Mikes's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Mikes György'}[22].
  • George Mikes's different from is recorded as György Mikes[23].

Body

Origins and Family

George Mikes's place of birth was Siklós[2]. He was born on February 15, 1912[3].

Education

George Mikes was educated at Eötvös Loránd University[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], journalist[7], biographer[8], and satirist[9].

Death and Burial

George Mikes died on August 30, 1987[5]. He died in London[4].

Why It Matters

George Mikes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was George Mikes born?

George Mikes was born in Siklós[2].

Where did George Mikes die?

George Mikes died in London[4].

What did George Mikes do for work?

George Mikes worked as writer[6], journalist[7], biographer[8], and satirist[9].

Where did George Mikes go to school?

George Mikes was educated at Eötvös Loránd University[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 2d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58040|batch #58040]]: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 4d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 29
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'be_x_old', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', '
    P14750 → 4F76-26EC-A336-F1AC-6736
    Sbn author id → RMRV173306
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P396]]: RMRV173306, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/326868873|George Mikes (#326868873)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8551|SBN persons with "
  3. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0025900-Mikes-George-19121987
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: p0025900-Mikes-George-19121987, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Siklós
    Educated at → Eötvös Loránd University
    Open library id → OL4343280A, OL120191A
    Aliases → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32074|batch #32074]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (21)"
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