Kevin Kelly

American author and co-founder of Wired magazine
Person human Q2707355
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Kevin Kelly, born on April 28, 1952 in Pennsylvania[1][2][3], is a United States citizen. He attended Westfield High School[3].

Kelly has worked as a photographer, journalist, writer, editing staff member, and co-founder[3][4][5]. He is the author of two notable works: Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems and the Economic World and What Technology Wants[6][7].

Kevin Kelly

Summary

Kevin Kelly is a human[1]. He was born in Pennsylvania[2]. He was born on April 28, 1952[3]. He worked as a photographer[4], journalist[5], writer[6], editing staff[7], and co-founder[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (775 views/month, #7,159 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Pennsylvania[2], Kevin Kelly…
  • Kevin Kelly was born on April 28, 1952[3].
  • Kevin Kelly held citizenship in United States[10].
  • English was Kevin Kelly's native language[11].
  • Kevin Kelly's professions included photographer[4].
  • Kevin Kelly worked as a journalist[5].
  • Kevin Kelly worked as a writer[6].
  • Kevin Kelly's professions included editing staff[7].
  • Kevin Kelly worked as a co-founder[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Kevin Kelly is Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems and the Economic World[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Kevin Kelly is What Technology Wants[13].
  • Kevin Kelly is recorded as male[14].
  • Kevin Kelly's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Kevin Kelly's Commons category is recorded as Kevin Kelly (editor)[16].
  • Kevin Kelly's family name is recorded as Kelly[17].
  • Kevin Kelly's given name is recorded as Kevin[18].
  • Kevin Kelly's official website is recorded as http://kk.org/[19].
  • Kevin Kelly's participant in is recorded as World Government Summit 2015[20].
  • Kevin Kelly's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Kevin Kelly's official blog URL is recorded as http://kk.org/kk/[22].
  • Kevin Kelly's different from is recorded as Kevin Kelly[23].
  • Kevin Kelly's different from is recorded as Kevin Kelly[24].
  • Kevin Kelly's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[25].
  • Kevin Kelly's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+90036'}[26].
  • Kevin Kelly's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7840'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Kevin Kelly's place of birth was Pennsylvania[2]. He was born on April 28, 1952[3]. English was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include photographer[4], journalist[5], writer[6], editing staff[7], and co-founder[8].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems and the Economic World[12], a literary work[28] and What Technology Wants[13], a written work[29].

Why It Matters

Kevin Kelly ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (775 views/month, #7,159 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

He has been cited as an influence by Dan Simmons[31], a writer[32], 1948–2026[33], of United States[34], awarded the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story[35], specialised in literary activity[36].

Works attributed to him include The Inevitable[37], a literary work[38].

FAQs

Where was Kevin Kelly born?

Born in Pennsylvania[2], Kevin Kelly…

What did Kevin Kelly do for work?

Kevin Kelly worked as photographer[4], journalist[5], writer[6], editing staff[7], and co-founder[8].

Who did Kevin Kelly influence?

Kevin Kelly has been cited as an influence by Dan Simmons[31].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . kk.org. kk.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. ted.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . kk.org. kk.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Open Library. ted.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . ted.com. ted.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . kk.org. kk.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . kk.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . edge.org. edge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . WGS 2015 speaker list. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . kk.org. kk.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . 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. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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