Kilroy was here

Summary

Kilroy was here is a meme^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of meme entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,986 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kilroy was here's image is recorded as KroySquare.jpg^[3].
• Kilroy was here's instance of is recorded as meme^[4].
• Kilroy was here's subclass of is recorded as graffiti^[5].
• Kilroy was here's Commons category is recorded as Kilroy was here^[6].
• Kilroy was here's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01kkf7^[7].
• Kilroy was here's inscription is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'KILROY WAS HERE'}^[8].
• Kilroy was here's name in kana is recorded as キルロイ・ワズ・ヒア^[9].
• Kilroy was here's Quora topic ID is recorded as Kilroy-Was-Here-1^[10].
• Kilroy was here's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i87120^[11].
• Kilroy was here's Lex ID is recorded as Kilroy_was_here^[12].
• Kilroy was here's Know Your Meme slug is recorded as kilroy-was-here^[13].

Why It Matters

Kilroy was here ranks in the top 8% of meme entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,986 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]