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Kennedy Center Honors

annual American honor in the performing arts
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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 (784 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 instance of is recorded as award[10].
  • Kennedy Center Honors's genre is Christmas film[11].
  • John F. Kennedy is named after Kennedy Center Honors[12].
  • Kennedy Center Honors's Commons category is recorded as Kennedy Center Honors[13].
  • 1978 marks the founding of Kennedy Center Honors[14].
  • Kennedy Center Honors began on 1978[15].
  • Kennedy Center Honors's location of formation is recorded as Washington, D.C.[16].
  • Kennedy Center Honors's official website is recorded as http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors[17].
  • Kennedy Center Honors's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kennedy Center Honors[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Kennedy Center Honors's instance of is recorded as award[10].

Origins

John F. Kennedy is named after Kennedy Center Honors[12]. 1978 marks the founding of it[14].

Why It Matters

Kennedy Center Honors ranks in the top 0.32% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (784 views/month, #21 of 6,643).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What awards did Kennedy Center Honors receive?

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

Related Entities

Aaron Copland Al Green Al Pacino Alvin Ailey Amy Grant André Previn Andrew Lloyd Webber Angela Lansbury Aretha Franklin Arthur Miller Arthur Rubinstein award Barbra Streisand Benny Carter Benny Goodman Berry Gordy Bette Davis Bette Midler Beverly Sills Bill Cosby Billy Joel Billy Wilder Bob Dylan Bob Hope Bonnie Raitt Brian Wilson Bruce Springsteen Buddy Guy Carlos Santana Carol Burnett

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Putnik · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image license type → —
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    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → kennedy-menu-centro-apdovanojimas
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  2. 14w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Photograph of President William Jefferson Clinton and First
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Photograph of President William Jefferson Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Attending the Kennedy Center Honors Gala at the Kennedy Center in Was"
  3. 22w 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)
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