John Henry

Summary

John Henry is a human whose existence is disputed^[1]. It was born on 1842^[2]. It died on 1870^[3]. It worked as a manual worker^[4]. It ranks in the top 2% of human_whose_existence_is_disputed entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,713 views/month).^[5]

Key Facts

• John Henry was born on 1842^[2].
• John Henry died on 1870^[3].
• John Henry held citizenship in United States^[6].
• John Henry is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[7].
• John Henry's professions included manual worker^[4].
• John Henry is recorded as male^[8].
• John Henry's instance of is recorded as human whose existence is disputed^[9].
• John Henry's Commons category is recorded as John Henry (folk hero)^[10].
• John Henry's family name is recorded as Henry^[11].
• John Henry's given name is recorded as John^[12].
• John Henry's manner of death is recorded as ischemia^[13].
• John Henry's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[14].
• John Henry's subject has role is recorded as folk hero^[15].
• John Henry's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora^[16].

Body

Definition and Type

John Henry's instance of is recorded as human whose existence is disputed^[9].

Influence

Things named for John Henry include it^[17], an album^[18].

Why It Matters

John Henry ranks in the top 2% of human_whose_existence_is_disputed entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,713 views/month).^[5] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19]

Entities named for it include it^[17], an album^[18].

FAQs

What did John Henry do for work?

John Henry worked as manual worker^[4].