James Clear

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James Clear

Summary

James Clear is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hamilton[2]. He was born on +1986-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a journalist[4], writer[5], adviser[6], photographer[7], and business executive[8]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (604 views/month, #6,697 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • James Clear was born in Hamilton[2].
  • Born in Hamilton[10], James Clear…
  • James Clear was born on +1986-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Clear held citizenship in United States[11].
  • English was James Clear's native language[12].
  • James Clear's professions included journalist[4].
  • James Clear worked as a writer[5].
  • James Clear's professions included adviser[6].
  • James Clear worked as a photographer[7].
  • James Clear's professions included business executive[8].
  • James Clear worked as a weightlifter[13].
  • James Clear's field of work was professional development[14].
  • James Clear's field of work was healthy lifestyle[15].
  • James Clear's field of work was photography[16].
  • James Clear's field of work was behavior modification[17].
  • James Clear's field of work was entrepreneurship[18].
  • James Clear's field of work was biomechanics[19].
  • Among James Clear's employers was Ohio State University[20].
  • James Clear was employed by Denison University[21].
  • A notable work attributed to James Clear is Atomic Habits[22].
  • James Clear's image is recorded as James Clear in 2010.jpg[23].
  • James Clear is recorded as male[24].
  • James Clear's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • James Clear's ISNI is recorded as 0000000476485390[26].
  • James Clear's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 44154135791715082666[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Hamilton[2], a city in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1794[30], headquartered in Hamilton[31]. James Clear was born on +1986-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4], writer[5], adviser[6], photographer[7], business executive[8], and weightlifter[13]. Fields of work include professional development[14], an economic activity[32]; healthy lifestyle[15]; photography[16], an artistic technique[33]; behavior modification[17], a psychology concept[34]; entrepreneurship[18], an academic major[35]; and biomechanics[19], an interdisciplinary science[36]. Employers include Ohio State University[20], a public research university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1870[39], headquartered in Columbus[40] and Denison University[21], a liberal arts college[41], in United States[42], founded in 1831[43].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to James Clear is Atomic Habits[22].

Why It Matters

James Clear ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (604 views/month, #6,697 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44]

Works attributed to him include Atomic Habits[45], a literary work[46], founded in 2018[47], written by him[48].

FAQs

Where was James Clear born?

Born in Hamilton[2], James Clear…

What did James Clear do for work?

James Clear worked as journalist[4], writer[5], adviser[6], photographer[7], and business executive[8].

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  1. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [8] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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