John Gruber

American blogger and UI designer
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John Gruber

Summary

John Gruber is a human[1]. His place of birth was United States[2]. He was born on +1973-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an engineer[4], podcaster[5], and journalist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month, #7,158 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Gruber's place of birth was United States[2].
  • John Gruber was born on +1973-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Gruber held citizenship in United States[8].
  • John Gruber's professions included engineer[4].
  • John Gruber's professions included podcaster[5].
  • John Gruber's professions included journalist[6].
  • John Gruber was educated at Drexel University[9].
  • A notable work attributed to John Gruber is Q1193600[10].
  • A notable work attributed to John Gruber is Daring Fireball[11].
  • John Gruber is recorded as male[12].
  • John Gruber's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Gruber's Commons category is recorded as John Gruber[14].
  • John Gruber's family name is recorded as Gruber[15].
  • John Gruber's given name is recorded as John[16].
  • John Gruber's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • John Gruber's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+372417'}[18].
  • John Gruber's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+370613'}[19].
  • John Gruber's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+367034'}[20].
  • John Gruber's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+363844'}[21].
  • John Gruber's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+51807'}[22].
  • John Gruber's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+51932'}[23].
  • John Gruber's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+52050'}[24].

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Origins and Family

Born in United States[2], John Gruber… he was born on +1973-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

John Gruber's education included a stint at Drexel University[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4], podcaster[5], and journalist[6].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Q1193600[10], a lightweight markup language[25], founded in 2004[26] and Daring Fireball[11], a blog[27], written by John Gruber[28].

Why It Matters

John Gruber ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month, #7,158 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

FAQs

Where was John Gruber born?

John Gruber's place of birth was United States[2].

What did John Gruber do for work?

John Gruber worked as engineer[4], podcaster[5], and journalist[6].

Where did John Gruber go to school?

John Gruber was educated at Drexel University[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . 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. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Jmorscheck · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Occupation engineer, podcaster, journalist
    Social media followers {'amount': '+372417'}, {'amount': '+370613'}, {'amount': '+367034'} +4
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