John Berendt

American writer
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John Berendt

Summary

John Berendt is a human[1]. Born in New York City[2], he… he was born on December 5, 1939[3]. He worked as a writer[4], screenwriter[5], and journalist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (435 views/month, #7,070 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Berendt's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • John Berendt was born on December 5, 1939[3].
  • John Berendt held citizenship in United States[8].
  • John Berendt worked as a writer[4].
  • John Berendt's professions included screenwriter[5].
  • John Berendt's professions included journalist[6].
  • John Berendt was educated at Harvard University[9].
  • John Berendt's education included a stint at Nottingham High School[10].
  • John Berendt received the Lambda Literary Award[11].
  • John Berendt is recorded as male[12].
  • John Berendt's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Berendt's family name is recorded as Berendt[14].
  • John Berendt's given name is recorded as John[15].
  • John Berendt's work location is recorded as New York City[16].
  • John Berendt's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[18]

  • Country: US[19]

  • Began / founded: 1939-12-05[20]

  • Community tags: novelist[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4fc8e6aa-b1fd-49d2-817d-086bc31cb5fb[22]

Body

Origins and Family

John Berendt's place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on December 5, 1939[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[9], a private university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1636[25], headquartered in Cambridge[26] and Nottingham High School[10], a high school[27], in United States[28], founded in 1921[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], screenwriter[5], and journalist[6].

Recognition

John Berendt received the Lambda Literary Award[11].

Why It Matters

John Berendt ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (435 views/month, #7,070 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

Works attributed to him include Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil[31], a literary work[32].

FAQs

Where was John Berendt born?

John Berendt's place of birth was New York City[2].

What did John Berendt do for work?

John Berendt worked as writer[4], screenwriter[5], and journalist[6].

Where did John Berendt go to school?

John Berendt was educated at Harvard University[9] and Nottingham High School[10].

What awards did John Berendt receive?

Honors received include Lambda Literary Award[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . 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. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 28d ago · Arch2bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received
    Sex or gender male
    Citizenship
    Educated at Harvard University, Nottingham High School
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