impostor

person who falsifies their identity, history, or personal characteristics with intent to deceive
Occupation occupation Q1413522
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impostor

Summary

impostor is an occupation[1]. impostor draws 225 Wikipedia views per month (occupation category, ranking #232 of 676).[2]

Key Facts

  • impostor's instance of is recorded as occupation[3].
  • impostor's instance of is recorded as type of criminal[4].
  • impostor is a type of delinquent[5].
  • impostor is a type of impersonator[6].
  • impostor's Commons category is recorded as Impostors[7].
  • impostor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Impostors[8].
  • impostor's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • impostor's different from is recorded as impersonator[10].
  • impostor's different from is recorded as impressionist[11].
  • impostor's has list is recorded as list of impostors[12].
  • impostor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hochstaplerin'}[13].
  • impostor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'самозванка'}[14].
  • impostor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'impostora'}[15].
  • impostor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'impostora'}[16].
  • impostor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'sleparka'}[17].
  • impostor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'самазванка'}[18].
  • impostor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'impostora'}[19].
  • impostor's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'самазванец'}[20].
  • impostor's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'impostor'}[21].

Why It Matters

impostor draws 225 Wikipedia views per month (occupation category, ranking #232 of 676).[2] impostor has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] impostor is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Stuartyeates · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Instance of
    Has list list of impostors
    Aliases
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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