Gordon Korman

Canadian American children's writer
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Gordon Korman

Summary

Gordon Korman is a human[1]. His place of birth was Montreal[2]. He was born on October 23, 1963[3]. He worked as a writer[4], science fiction writer[5], and children's writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (756 views/month, #7,035 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Montreal[2], Gordon Korman…
  • Gordon Korman was born on October 23, 1963[3].
  • Gordon Korman held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Gordon Korman held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • English was Gordon Korman's native language[10].
  • Gordon Korman's professions included writer[4].
  • Gordon Korman's professions included science fiction writer[5].
  • Gordon Korman's professions included children's writer[6].
  • Gordon Korman's field of work was children's and young adult literature[11].
  • Gordon Korman's education included a stint at New York University[12].
  • Gordon Korman is recorded as male[13].
  • Gordon Korman's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Gordon Korman's Commons category is recorded as Gordon Korman[15].
  • Gordon Korman's residence is recorded as Long Island[16].
  • Gordon Korman's family name is recorded as Korman[17].
  • Gordon Korman's given name is recorded as Gordon[18].
  • Gordon Korman's official website is recorded as https://gordonkorman.com/[19].
  • Gordon Korman's official website is recorded as http://archive.org/wayback/available?url=http://www.lilianbroegger.dk/[20].
  • Gordon Korman's described by source is recorded as Iedereen Leest[21].
  • Gordon Korman's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Gordon Korman's start of work period is recorded as 1975[23].
  • Gordon Korman's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Wikiproject Iedereen Leest[24].
  • Gordon Korman's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7375'}[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Gordon Korman's place of birth was Montreal[2]. He was born on October 23, 1963[3]. English was his native language[10].

Education

Gordon Korman's education included a stint at New York University[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], science fiction writer[5], and children's writer[6]. Gordon Korman's field of work was children's and young adult literature[11].

Why It Matters

Gordon Korman ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (756 views/month, #7,035 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

Works attributed to him include The 39 Clues[27], a novel series[28], written by Rick Riordan[29] and One False Note[30], a literary work[31].

FAQs

Where was Gordon Korman born?

Gordon Korman was born in Montreal[2].

What did Gordon Korman do for work?

Gordon Korman worked as writer[4], science fiction writer[5], and children's writer[6].

Where did Gordon Korman go to school?

Gordon Korman was educated at New York University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . www2.scholastic.com. Retrieved . www2.scholastic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . www2.scholastic.com. Retrieved . www2.scholastic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . 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. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Facebook numeric id 176296862567009
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