Karl Pilkington

English television personality, social commentator, actor, author and former radio producer
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Karl Pilkington

Summary

Karl Pilkington is a human[1]. Born in Sale[2], he… he was born on September 23, 1972[3]. He worked as a writer[4], actor[5], radio personality[6], film actor[7], and television presenter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,246 views/month, #5,807 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Sale[2], Karl Pilkington…
  • Karl Pilkington was born on September 23, 1972[3].
  • Karl Pilkington held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Karl Pilkington's professions included writer[4].
  • Karl Pilkington's professions included actor[5].
  • Karl Pilkington worked as a radio personality[6].
  • Karl Pilkington's professions included film actor[7].
  • Karl Pilkington worked as a television presenter[8].
  • Karl Pilkington's professions included comedian[11].
  • Karl Pilkington's education included a stint at Ashton-on-Mersey School[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Karl Pilkington is The World of Karl Pilkington[13].
  • Karl Pilkington is recorded as male[14].
  • Karl Pilkington's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Karl Pilkington's genre is comedy[16].
  • Karl Pilkington's genre is mockumentary[17].
  • Karl Pilkington's Commons category is recorded as Karl Pilkington[18].
  • Karl Pilkington's family name is recorded as Pilkington[19].
  • Karl Pilkington's given name is recorded as Karl[20].
  • Karl Pilkington's official website is recorded as http://karlpilkington.co.uk/[21].
  • Karl Pilkington's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Karl Pilkington's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Karl Pilkington'}[23].
  • Karl Pilkington's start of work period is recorded as 1998[24].
  • Karl Pilkington's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+115152'}[25].
  • Karl Pilkington's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+71600'}[26].
  • Karl Pilkington's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+114425'}[27].

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[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1972-09-23[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 25c170b4-8785-42cc-b6ff-96873442407e[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Karl Pilkington was born in Sale[2]. He was born on September 23, 1972[3].

Education

Karl Pilkington was educated at Ashton-on-Mersey School[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], actor[5], radio personality[6], film actor[7], television presenter[8], and comedian[11].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Karl Pilkington is The World of him[13]. Things named for him include Karaops pilkingtoni[32], a taxon[33].

Why It Matters

Karl Pilkington ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,246 views/month, #5,807 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

Entities named for him include Karaops pilkingtoni[32], a taxon[33].

FAQs

Where was Karl Pilkington born?

Karl Pilkington was born in Sale[2].

What did Karl Pilkington do for work?

Karl Pilkington worked as writer[4], actor[5], radio personality[6], film actor[7], and television presenter[8].

Where did Karl Pilkington go to school?

Karl Pilkington was educated at Ashton-on-Mersey School[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] . 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.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation writer, actor, radio personality +4
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  2. 25d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website http://karlpilkington.co.uk/
    Website
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Family name Pilkington
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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