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JT LeRoy

literary persona adopted by writer Laura Albert
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JT LeRoy

Summary

JT LeRoy is a persona[1]. Born in West Virginia[2], he… he was born on October 31, 1980[3]. He worked as a writer[4]. He draws 515 Wikipedia views per month (persona category, ranking #1 of 5).[5]

Key Facts

  • JT LeRoy was born in West Virginia[2].
  • JT LeRoy was born on October 31, 1980[3].
  • JT LeRoy held citizenship in United States[6].
  • JT LeRoy worked as a writer[4].
  • JT LeRoy is recorded as male[7].
  • JT LeRoy's instance of is recorded as persona[8].
  • JT LeRoy's instance of is recorded as pseudonym[9].
  • JT LeRoy's instance of is recorded as literary character[10].
  • JT LeRoy's official website is recorded as http://www.jtleroy.com/[11].
  • JT LeRoy's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[12].

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[13]

  • Country: US[14]

  • Began / founded: 1980-10-31[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: aa7d7701-56e1-4ba2-9bb0-8d539ebd8680[16]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in West Virginia[2], JT LeRoy… he was born on October 31, 1980[3].

Career and Affiliations

JT LeRoy's professions included writer[4].

Why It Matters

JT LeRoy draws 515 Wikipedia views per month (persona category, ranking #1 of 5).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

Where was JT LeRoy born?

JT LeRoy's place of birth was West Virginia[2].

What did JT LeRoy do for work?

JT LeRoy worked as writer[4].

Related Entities

Elephant United States West Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . newyorker.com. Retrieved . newyorker.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 22d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Website → —
    Occupation → writer
    Cantic id → 981058615410506706
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9984]]: 981058615410506706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257571|batch #257571]]"
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