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 +1952-04-28T00:00:00Z[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 (162 views/month, #7,159 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Pennsylvania[2], Kevin Kelly…
  • Kevin Kelly was born on +1952-04-28T00:00:00Z[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's image is recorded as Kevin Kelly, 2016 (cropped).jpg[14].
  • Kevin Kelly is recorded as male[15].
  • Kevin Kelly's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Kevin Kelly's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110063564[17].
  • Kevin Kelly's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 114458009[18].
  • Kevin Kelly's GND ID is recorded as 115734449[19].
  • Kevin Kelly's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85063782[20].
  • Kevin Kelly's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 135244060[21].
  • Kevin Kelly's IdRef ID is recorded as 061565520[22].
  • Kevin Kelly's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA09224834[23].
  • Kevin Kelly's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00754250[24].
  • Kevin Kelly's Commons category is recorded as Kevin Kelly (editor)[25].
  • Kevin Kelly's SBN author ID is recorded as PUVV413278[26].
  • Kevin Kelly's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03v2s6[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Kevin Kelly's place of birth was Pennsylvania[2]. He was born on +1952-04-28T00:00:00Z[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], written by Kevin Kelly[29] and What Technology Wants[13], a written work[30], written by him[31].

Why It Matters

Kevin Kelly ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (162 views/month, #7,159 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

He has been cited as an influence by Dan Simmons[33], a writer[34], 1948–2026[35], of United States[36], awarded the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story[37], specialised in literary activity[38].

Works attributed to him include The Inevitable[39], a literary work[40], written by him[41].

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[33].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . kk.org. kk.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [16] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. ted.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . kk.org. kk.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Open Library. ted.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . ted.com. ted.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . kk.org. kk.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . OPAC SBN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . kk.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [12] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . edge.org. edge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . 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. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . 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. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . 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. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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