Jack Harkness

fictional character from Doctor Who and Torchwood
Person fictional_human Q561140
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Jack Harkness

Summary

Jack Harkness is a fictional human[1]. He worked as a con artist[2] and time traveller[3]. He ranks in the top 10% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (537 views/month).[4]

Key Facts

  • Jack Harkness's professions included con artist[2].
  • Jack Harkness worked as a time traveller[3].
  • Among Jack Harkness's employers was Torchwood Institute[5].
  • Jack Harkness is the creator of Russell T Davies[6].
  • Jack Harkness's image is recorded as John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness at Cardiff Bay (cropped).jpg[7].
  • Jack Harkness is recorded as male[8].
  • Jack Harkness's instance of is recorded as fictional human[9].
  • Jack Harkness's instance of is recorded as character in the Doctor Who Universe[10].
  • Jack Harkness's instance of is recorded as television character[11].
  • Jack Harkness's sexual orientation is recorded as omnisexuality[12].
  • Jack Harkness's sexual orientation is recorded as pansexuality[13].
  • Jack Harkness's performer is recorded as John Barrowman[14].
  • Jack Harkness's part of is recorded as list of Torchwood characters[15].
  • Jack Harkness's unmarried partner is recorded as Ianto Jones[16].
  • Jack Harkness's unmarried partner is recorded as Captain John Hart[17].
  • Jack Harkness's said to be the same as is recorded as Face of Boe[18].
  • Jack Harkness's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0664c8[19].
  • Jack Harkness's family name is recorded as Harkness[20].
  • Jack Harkness's given name is recorded as Jack[21].
  • Jack Harkness's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jack Harkness[22].
  • Jack Harkness's from narrative universe is recorded as Whoniverse[23].
  • Jack Harkness's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Jack Harkness's present in work is recorded as Torchwood[25].
  • Jack Harkness's present in work is recorded as Doctor Who, series 1[26].
  • Jack Harkness's present in work is recorded as Doctor Who, series 3[27].

Body

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include con artist[2] and time traveller[3]. Among Jack Harkness's employers was Torchwood Institute[5].

Works and Contributions

Jack Harkness is the creator of Russell T Davies[6].

Why It Matters

Jack Harkness ranks in the top 10% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (537 views/month).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What did Jack Harkness do for work?

Jack Harkness worked as con artist[2] and time traveller[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . syfy.com. syfy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . 7sur7.be. 7sur7.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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