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Kennedy Center Honors

annual American honor in the performing arts
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Kennedy Center Honors
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Kennedy Center Honors

Summary

Kennedy Center Honors is an award[1]. It ranks in the top 0.32% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,081 views/month, #21 of 6,643).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kennedy Center Honors won the Fred Astaire[3].
  • Kennedy Center Honors won the Marian Anderson[4].
  • Kennedy Center Honors won the George Balanchine[5].
  • Kennedy Center Honors won the Arthur Rubinstein[6].
  • Kennedy Center Honors won the Richard Rodgers[7].
  • Kennedy Center Honors won the Tennessee Williams[8].
  • Kennedy Center Honors is in the country of United States[9].
  • Kennedy Center Honors's video is recorded as President Trump and the First Lady Arrive at the Kennedy Center Honors.webm[10].
  • Kennedy Center Honors's image is recorded as Photograph of President William Jefferson Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Attending the Kennedy Center Honors Gala at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. - NARA - 5722475.jpg[11].
  • Kennedy Center Honors's instance of is recorded as award[12].
  • Kennedy Center Honors's genre is recorded as Christmas film[13].
  • John F. Kennedy is named after Kennedy Center Honors[14].
  • Kennedy Center Honors's logo image is recorded as Kennedy center honors logo.svg[15].
  • Kennedy Center Honors's IMDb ID is recorded as ev0003559[16].
  • Kennedy Center Honors's Commons category is recorded as Kennedy Center Honors[17].
  • +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kennedy Center Honors[18].
  • Kennedy Center Honors's start time is recorded as +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Kennedy Center Honors's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025j12[20].
  • Kennedy Center Honors's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07cd_fz[21].
  • Kennedy Center Honors's location of formation is recorded as Washington, D.C.[22].
  • Kennedy Center Honors's official website is recorded as http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors[23].
  • Kennedy Center Honors's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kennedy Center Honors[24].

Body

Geography

Kennedy Center Honors is in the country of United States[9].

Designation and Status

Kennedy Center Honors's instance of is recorded as award[12].

History and Context

+1978-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kennedy Center Honors[18]. John F. Kennedy is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Kennedy Center Honors ranks in the top 0.32% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,081 views/month, #21 of 6,643).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

What awards did Kennedy Center Honors receive?

Honors received include Fred Astaire[3], Marian Anderson[4], George Balanchine[5], and Arthur Rubinstein[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Kennedy Center Honors
    Named after → John F. Kennedy
    Country → United States
    Category for recipients of this award → Category:Kennedy Center honorees
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8600]]: 6865"
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