James Taranto

American journalist (born 1966)
Person human Q6144018
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James Taranto

Summary

James Taranto is a human[1]. He was born on +1966-01-06T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a journalist[3] and columnist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • James Taranto was born on +1966-01-06T00:00:00Z[2].
  • James Taranto held citizenship in United States[6].
  • James Taranto worked as a journalist[3].
  • James Taranto's professions included columnist[4].
  • James Taranto was employed by Dow Jones & Company[7].
  • James Taranto was educated at California State University, Northridge[8].
  • James Taranto is recorded as male[9].
  • James Taranto's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • James Taranto's ISNI is recorded as 0000000041021597[11].
  • James Taranto's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 41230607[12].
  • James Taranto's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2004036991[13].
  • James Taranto's IdRef ID is recorded as 113930569[14].
  • James Taranto's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/033pfw[15].
  • James Taranto's family name is recorded as Taranto[16].
  • James Taranto's given name is recorded as James[17].
  • James Taranto's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2006146765[18].
  • James Taranto's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 316/000206695[19].
  • James Taranto's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • James Taranto's X is recorded as jamestaranto[21].
  • James Taranto's National Library of Korea ID is recorded as KAC200901434[22].
  • James Taranto's Muck Rack journalist ID is recorded as jamestaranto[23].
  • James Taranto's has written for is recorded as The Wall Street Journal[24].
  • James Taranto's Europeana entity is recorded as agent/base/66066[25].
  • James Taranto's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007361929905171[26].
  • James Taranto's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+65765'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

James Taranto was born on +1966-01-06T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

James Taranto was educated at California State University, Northridge[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[3] and columnist[4]. James Taranto was employed by Dow Jones & Company[7].

Why It Matters

James Taranto ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did James Taranto do for work?

James Taranto worked as journalist[3] and columnist[4].

Where did James Taranto go to school?

James Taranto was educated at California State University, Northridge[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [3] . Muck Rack. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . Muck Rack. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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