International Standard Name Identifier

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International Standard Name Identifier

Summary

International Standard Name Identifier is an authority file[1]. It draws 249 Wikipedia views per month (authority_file category, ranking #2 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • International Standard Name Identifier's instance of is recorded as authority file[3].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's maintained by is recorded as ISNI International Agency[4].
  • International Standard Name Identifier is a type of person identifier[5].
  • International Standard Name Identifier is a type of unique identifier[6].
  • International Standard Name Identifier is a type of organization identifier[7].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's Commons category is recorded as International Standard Name Identifier[8].
  • March 15, 2012 marks the founding of International Standard Name Identifier[9].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's official website is recorded as https://isni.org[10].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's topic's main category is recorded as Category:International Standard Name Identifier[11].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's described at URL is recorded as https://www.kiwi.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=185466932[12].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's described by source is recorded as ISO 27729:2012[13].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's used by is recorded as GRID[14].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's main Wikidata property is recorded as P213[15].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ISNI'}[16].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's format as a regular expression is recorded as [0-9]{15}[0-9X][17].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ISNI'}[18].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's uses is recorded as Virtual International Authority File[19].
  • International Standard Name Identifier's hashtag is recorded as isni[20].

Body

Designation and Status

International Standard Name Identifier's instance of is recorded as authority file[3].

History and Context

March 15, 2012 marks the founding of International Standard Name Identifier[9].

Why It Matters

International Standard Name Identifier draws 249 Wikipedia views per month (authority_file category, ranking #2 of 13).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . beyondthebookcast.com. beyondthebookcast.com. Provenance: 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] . facebook.com. Retrieved . facebook.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/international-standard-name-identifier
MLA “International Standard Name Identifier.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/international-standard-name-identifier.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_international-standard-name-identifier_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{International Standard Name Identifier}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/international-standard-name-identifier}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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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. 18d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by
    Maintained by ISNI International Agency
    Website
    Uses Virtual International Authority File
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27520, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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