John Titor

alleged time-traveler; fictional human described on bulletin boards
Person fictional_human Q1054235
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John Titor

Summary

John Titor is a fictional human[1]. He was born on 1998[2]. He worked as a time traveller[3] and military personnel[4]. He ranks in the top 2% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,024 views/month).[5]

Key Facts

  • John Titor was born on 1998[2].
  • John Titor held citizenship in United States[6].
  • John Titor worked as a time traveller[3].
  • John Titor's professions included military personnel[4].
  • John Titor is recorded as male[7].
  • John Titor's instance of is recorded as fictional human[8].
  • John Titor's instance of is recorded as hoax[9].
  • John Titor's instance of is recorded as troll[10].
  • John Titor's instance of is recorded as internet meme[11].
  • John Titor's instance of is recorded as urban legend[12].
  • John Titor's instance of is recorded as Usenet celebrity[13].
  • John Titor's Commons category is recorded as John Titor[14].
  • 1998 marks the founding of John Titor[15].
  • John Titor's family name is recorded as Q107251072[16].
  • John Titor's given name is recorded as John[17].
  • John Titor's pseudonym is recorded as TimeTravel_0[18].
  • John Titor's facet of is recorded as time-travel fiction[19].
  • John Titor's facet of is recorded as time travel[20].
  • John Titor's facet of is recorded as anti–nuclear weapons movement[21].
  • John Titor's facet of is recorded as societal collapse[22].
  • John Titor's facet of is recorded as fear mongering[23].
  • John Titor's facet of is recorded as World War III[24].
  • John Titor's facet of is recorded as nuclear holocaust[25].
  • John Titor's floruit is recorded as 1990[26].
  • John Titor's floruit is recorded as 2000[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Titor was born on 1998[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include time traveller[3] and military personnel[4].

Why It Matters

John Titor ranks in the top 2% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,024 views/month).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What did John Titor do for work?

John Titor worked as time traveller[3] and military personnel[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → —
    Related image → WelcomeKrononauts Artforum Jan1980 p.90 900x600.png
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hy', 'i
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P18]] to [[Property:P6802]]"
  2. 27d ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Know your meme numeric id → 3454
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6760]]: 3454, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142803185|John Titor (#142803185)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/2417|Know Your Meme]] #mix'n'"
  3. 7w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Inception → —
    Citizenship → —
    Described by source → TIME TRAVEL TESTIMONY AND THE ‘JOHN TITOR’ FIASCO
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
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