Headless Horseman

Summary

Headless Horseman is a folklore character^[1]. He ranks in the top 5% of folklore_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (982 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Headless Horseman's image is recorded as John Quidor - The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane - Google Art Project.jpg^[3].
• Headless Horseman is recorded as male^[4].
• Headless Horseman's instance of is recorded as folklore character^[5].
• Headless Horseman's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2010012079^[6].
• Headless Horseman's Commons category is recorded as Headless horseriders^[7].
• Headless Horseman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025rxcz^[8].
• Headless Horseman's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/headless-horseman^[9].
• Headless Horseman's FAST ID is recorded as 1763062^[10].
• Headless Horseman's Disney A to Z ID is recorded as headless-horseman^[11].
• Headless Horseman's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Main/HeadlessHorseman^[12].
• Headless Horseman's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/a548b58a-d6e1-486d-8e5b-ebbf87838610^[13].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Headless Horseman include horsemaning^[14], an internet meme^[15].

Why It Matters

Headless Horseman ranks in the top 5% of folklore_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (982 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]

Entities named for him include horsemaning^[14], an internet meme^[15].