Kunle Afolayan

Nigerian actor, director and producer
Person human Q15981681
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Kunle Afolayan

Summary

Kunle Afolayan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ebute Metta[2]. He was born on +1975-09-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a film director[4], actor[5], and film producer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (167 views/month, #7,151 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Ebute Metta[2], Kunle Afolayan…
  • Kunle Afolayan was born on +1975-09-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kunle Afolayan's father was Adeyemi Afolayan[8].
  • Kunle Afolayan held citizenship in Nigeria[9].
  • Yoruba was Kunle Afolayan's native language[10].
  • Kunle Afolayan is identified as part of the Yoruba ethnic group[11].
  • Kunle Afolayan worked as a film director[4].
  • Kunle Afolayan's professions included actor[5].
  • Kunle Afolayan worked as a film producer[6].
  • Kunle Afolayan's field of work was theater arts[12].
  • Kunle Afolayan's field of work was film production[13].
  • Kunle Afolayan's education included a stint at New York Film Academy[14].
  • Kunle Afolayan received the Best of Nollywood Awards[15].
  • Kunle Afolayan's religion is recorded as Christianity[16].
  • Kunle Afolayan's image is recorded as Kunle Afolayan.jpg[17].
  • Kunle Afolayan is recorded as male[18].
  • Kunle Afolayan's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Kunle Afolayan's ISNI is recorded as 000000039272709X[20].
  • Kunle Afolayan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 286866593[21].
  • Kunle Afolayan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2013095573[22].
  • Kunle Afolayan's IdRef ID is recorded as 187446083[23].
  • Kunle Afolayan's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1875051[24].
  • Kunle Afolayan's Commons category is recorded as Kunle Afolayan[25].
  • Kunle Afolayan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09rx9lm[26].
  • Kunle Afolayan's family name is recorded as Afolayan[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Ebute Metta[2], Kunle Afolayan… he was born on +1975-09-30T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Adeyemi Afolayan[8]. He is identified as part of the Yoruba ethnic group[11]. Yoruba was his native language[10].

Education

Kunle Afolayan's education included a stint at New York Film Academy[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], actor[5], and film producer[6]. Fields of work include theater arts[12] and film production[13], an economic activity[28].

Recognition

Kunle Afolayan received the Best of Nollywood Awards[15].

Personal Life

Kunle Afolayan's religion is recorded as Christianity[16].

Why It Matters

Kunle Afolayan ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (167 views/month, #7,151 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

Works attributed to him include Phone Swap[30], a film[31], written by him[32], directed by him[33].

FAQs

Where was Kunle Afolayan born?

Kunle Afolayan's place of birth was Ebute Metta[2].

Who were Kunle Afolayan's parents?

Kunle Afolayan's father was Adeyemi Afolayan[8].

What did Kunle Afolayan do for work?

Kunle Afolayan worked as film director[4], actor[5], and film producer[6].

Where did Kunle Afolayan go to school?

Kunle Afolayan was educated at New York Film Academy[14].

What awards did Kunle Afolayan receive?

Honors received include Best of Nollywood Awards[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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