Katarina Witt

German figure skater
Person human Q58028
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Katarina Witt

Summary

Katarina Witt is a human[1]. Born in Staaken[2], she… she was born on December 3, 1965[3]. She worked as a figure skater[4]. She ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,273 views/month, #6,735 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Katarina Witt was born in Staaken[2].
  • Katarina Witt was born on December 3, 1965[3].
  • Katarina Witt was born on 1964[6].
  • Katarina Witt's father was Manfred Witt[7].
  • Katarina Witt held citizenship in Germany[8].
  • Katarina Witt held citizenship in German Democratic Republic[9].
  • Katarina Witt worked as a figure skater[4].
  • Katarina Witt received the Silver Olympic Order[10].
  • Katarina Witt received the Germany's Sports Hall of Fame[11].
  • Katarina Witt received the East German Sportspersonality of the Year[12].
  • Katarina Witt received the Osgar[13].
  • Katarina Witt received the Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold[14].
  • Katarina Witt received the Patriotic Order of Merit (honor clasp)[15].
  • Katarina Witt is recorded as female[16].
  • Katarina Witt's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Katarina Witt was affiliated with the Socialist Unity Party of Germany[18].
  • Katarina Witt's Commons category is recorded as Katarina Witt[19].
  • Katarina Witt's sport is recorded as figure skating[20].
  • Katarina Witt's family name is recorded as Witt[21].
  • Katarina Witt's given name is recorded as Katarina[22].
  • Katarina Witt's official website is recorded as http://www.katarina-witt.de/[23].
  • Katarina Witt's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Katarina Witt[24].
  • Katarina Witt's Commons gallery is recorded as Katarina Witt[25].
  • Katarina Witt's relative is recorded as Anett Pötzsch[26].
  • Katarina Witt's eye color is recorded as brown[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: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1965-12-03[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e7d13217-18ca-4f68-9aff-a96e6a4b861e[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Katarina Witt was born in Staaken[2]. Recorded date of birth include December 3, 1965[3] and 1964[6]. Her father was Manfred Witt[7].

Career and Affiliations

Katarina Witt's professions included figure skater[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Silver Olympic Order[10], a grade of an order[32]; Germany's Sports Hall of Fame[11], a sports hall of fame[33], in Germany[34], founded in 2006[35]; East German Sportspersonality of the Year[12], a Sportsperson of the Year[36], in German Democratic Republic[37]; Osgar[13], an award[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1994[40]; Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold[14], a grade of an order[41], in German Democratic Republic[42]; and Patriotic Order of Merit (honor clasp)[15], a grade of an order[43], in German Democratic Republic[44], founded in 1965[45].

Personal Life

Katarina Witt was affiliated with the Socialist Unity Party of Germany[18].

Why It Matters

Katarina Witt ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,273 views/month, #6,735 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] She is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Katarina Witt born?

Katarina Witt was born in Staaken[2].

Who were Katarina Witt's parents?

Katarina Witt's father was Manfred Witt[7].

What did Katarina Witt do for work?

Katarina Witt worked as figure skater[4].

What awards did Katarina Witt receive?

Honors received include Silver Olympic Order[10], Germany's Sports Hall of Fame[11], East German Sportspersonality of the Year[12], and Osgar[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . imago-images.de. imago-images.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . brockhaus.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image Munich Olympic Walk of Stars Katarina Witt.jpg
    Given name Katarina
    Relative Anett Pötzsch
    Place of birth Staaken
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1801]]: Munich Olympic Walk of Stars Katarina Witt.jpg"
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