Jeannette Walls

American writer and journalist
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Jeannette Walls

Summary

Jeannette Walls is a human[1]. Born in Phoenix[2], she… she was born on April 21, 1960[3]. She worked as a writer[4], journalist[5], and opinion journalist[6]. She ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,162 views/month, #5,931 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Phoenix[2], Jeannette Walls…
  • Jeannette Walls was born on April 21, 1960[3].
  • Jeannette Walls held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Jeannette Walls worked as a writer[4].
  • Jeannette Walls's professions included journalist[5].
  • Jeannette Walls worked as an opinion journalist[6].
  • Jeannette Walls's field of work was creative and professional writing[9].
  • Jeannette Walls's field of work was opinion journalism[10].
  • Jeannette Walls was educated at Barnard College[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Jeannette Walls is The Glass Castle[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Jeannette Walls is Half Broke Horses[13].
  • Jeannette Walls is recorded as female[14].
  • Jeannette Walls's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Jeannette Walls's Commons category is recorded as Jeannette Walls[16].
  • Jeannette Walls's family name is recorded as Walls[17].
  • Jeannette Walls's given name is recorded as Jeannette[18].
  • Jeannette Walls's work location is recorded as New York City[19].
  • Jeannette Walls's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Jeannette Walls's start of work period is recorded as 2000[21].
  • Jeannette Walls's sibling is recorded as Lori Walls[22].
  • Jeannette Walls's writing language is recorded as English[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Jeannette Walls's place of birth was Phoenix[2]. She was born on April 21, 1960[3].

Education

Jeannette Walls's education included a stint at Barnard College[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], journalist[5], and opinion journalist[6]. Fields of work include creative and professional writing[9], an academic discipline[24] and opinion journalism[10], a journalism genre[25].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Glass Castle[12], a literary work[26] and Half Broke Horses[13], a literary work[27].

Why It Matters

Jeannette Walls ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,162 views/month, #5,931 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Works attributed to her include The Glass Castle[29], a literary work[30].

FAQs

Where was Jeannette Walls born?

Jeannette Walls's place of birth was Phoenix[2].

What did Jeannette Walls do for work?

Jeannette Walls worked as writer[4], journalist[5], and opinion journalist[6].

Where did Jeannette Walls go to school?

Jeannette Walls was educated at Barnard College[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . FemBio database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work The Glass Castle, Half Broke Horses
    Given name Jeannette
    Field of work creative and professional writing, opinion journalism
    Instance of human
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