Humpty Dumpty

Summary

Humpty Dumpty is a folklore character^[1]. He ranks in the top 7% of folklore_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (917 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Humpty Dumpty's image is recorded as Denslow's Humpty Dumpty 1904 - original.jpg^[3].
• Humpty Dumpty's image is recorded as MotherGooseHumptyDumpty.jpg^[4].
• Humpty Dumpty's image is recorded as 08. Humpty Dumpty - panoramio.jpg^[5].
• Humpty Dumpty's image is recorded as Denslow's Humpty Dumpty pg 5.jpg^[6].
• Humpty Dumpty's image is recorded as Humpty Dumpty (Abby the Pup).jpg^[7].
• Humpty Dumpty is recorded as male^[8].
• Humpty Dumpty's instance of is recorded as folklore character^[9].
• Humpty Dumpty's instance of is recorded as literary character^[10].
• Humpty Dumpty's instance of is recorded as comics character^[11].
• Humpty Dumpty's instance of is recorded as theatrical character^[12].
• Humpty Dumpty's instance of is recorded as advertising character^[13].
• Humpty Dumpty's instance of is recorded as fictional human^[14].
• Humpty Dumpty's instance of is recorded as anthropomorphic egg^[15].
• Humpty Dumpty's Commons category is recorded as Humpty Dumpty^[16].
• Humpty Dumpty's country of origin is recorded as Kingdom of Great Britain^[17].
• Humpty Dumpty's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cfyz^[18].
• Humpty Dumpty's significant event is recorded as falling^[19].
• Humpty Dumpty's described by source is recorded as The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes^[20].
• Humpty Dumpty's described by source is recorded as Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable^[21].
• Humpty Dumpty's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[22].
• Humpty Dumpty's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Humpty-Dumpty^[23].
• Humpty Dumpty's present in work is recorded as Humpty Dumpty^[24].
• Humpty Dumpty's present in work is recorded as Through the Looking-Glass^[25].
• Humpty Dumpty's present in work is recorded as Puss in Boots^[26].
• Humpty Dumpty's present in work is recorded as Humpty Dumpty^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Humpty Dumpty include All the President's Men^[28], a written work^[29], written by Carl Bernstein^[30] and 17627 Humptydumpty^[31], an asteroid^[32].

Why It Matters

Humpty Dumpty ranks in the top 7% of folklore_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (917 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for him include All the President's Men^[28], a written work^[29], written by Carl Bernstein^[30] and 17627 Humptydumpty^[31], an asteroid^[32].