Krampus

mythical figure
Person figure_used_in_threatening_children Q925042
Krampus
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Krampus

Summary

Krampus is a figure used in threatening children[1]. He draws 1,349 Wikipedia views per month (figure_used_in_threatening_children category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Krampus is in the country of Germany[3].
  • Krampus's image is recorded as Krampus 1900s 4.jpg[4].
  • Krampus's image is recorded as Hl. Nikolaus in Begleitung des Krampus und Engeln.jpg[5].
  • Krampus is recorded as male[6].
  • Krampus's instance of is recorded as figure used in threatening children[7].
  • Krampus's instance of is recorded as mythical character[8].
  • Krampus's instance of is recorded as folklore character[9].
  • Krampus's instance of is recorded as Q2104078[10].
  • Krampus's part of is recorded as Companions of Saint Nicholas[11].
  • Krampus's Commons category is recorded as Krampus[12].
  • Krampus's said to be the same as is recorded as chort[13].
  • Krampus's said to be the same as is recorded as bies[14].
  • Krampus's said to be the same as is recorded as devil[15].
  • Krampus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09gkmx9[16].
  • Krampus's spoken text audio is recorded as En-Krampus-article.ogg[17].
  • Krampus's spoken text audio is recorded as Es-krampus-article.ogg[18].
  • Krampus's described by source is recorded as Q812461[19].
  • Krampus's described by source is recorded as Q55075031[20].
  • Krampus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Krampus[21].
  • Krampus's Quora topic ID is recorded as Krampus[22].
  • Krampus's Comic Vine ID is recorded as 4005-85141[23].
  • Krampus's Fandom article ID is recorded as mythus:Krampus[24].
  • Krampus's Fandom article ID is recorded as villains:Krampus_(folklore)[25].
  • Krampus's Fandom article ID is recorded as gods-and-demons:Krampus[26].
  • Krampus's Fandom article ID is recorded as the-demonic-paradise:Krampus[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Krampus include Anisocentropus krampus[28], a taxon[29].

Why It Matters

Krampus draws 1,349 Wikipedia views per month (figure_used_in_threatening_children category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for him include Anisocentropus krampus[28], a taxon[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Q812461. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Krampus. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/krampus
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_krampus_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Krampus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/krampus}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 20d ago · ~2026-22752-13 · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb /static/img/krampus.jpg
    Sex or gender male
    Part of Companions of Saint Nicholas
    Instance of
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