Magnus Carlsen

Summary

Magnus Carlsen is a human^[1]. He was born in Tønsberg^[2]. He was born on November 30, 1990^[3]. He worked as a chess player^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.19% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,368 views/month, #1,916 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Magnus Carlsen was born in Tønsberg^[2].
• Magnus Carlsen was born on November 30, 1990^[3].
• Magnus Carlsen held citizenship in Norway^[6].
• Magnus Carlsen's professions included chess player^[4].
• Magnus Carlsen received the Chess Oscar^[7].
• Magnus Carlsen received the Aftenposten Gold Medal^[8].
• Magnus Carlsen received the Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year^[9].
• Magnus Carlsen received the Peer Gynt Literary Award^[10].
• Magnus Carlsen received the Chess Oscar^[11].
• Magnus Carlsen received the Chess Oscar^[12].
• Magnus Carlsen is recorded as male^[13].
• Magnus Carlsen's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Magnus Carlsen's Commons category is recorded as Magnus Carlsen^[15].
• Magnus Carlsen's residence is recorded as Tønsberg^[16].
• Magnus Carlsen's residence is recorded as Bærum Municipality^[17].
• Magnus Carlsen's sport is recorded as chess^[18].
• Magnus Carlsen's family name is recorded as Penjar Carlsen^[19].
• Magnus Carlsen's given name is recorded as Magnus^[20].
• Magnus Carlsen's official website is recorded as https://magnuscarlsen.com^[21].
• Magnus Carlsen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Magnus Carlsen^[22].
• Magnus Carlsen's Commons gallery is recorded as Magnus Carlsen^[23].
• Magnus Carlsen studied under Garry Kasparov^[24].
• Magnus Carlsen's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+2064'}^[25].
• Magnus Carlsen's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+2084'}^[26].
• Magnus Carlsen's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+2072'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NO^[29]

• Began / founded: 1990-11-30^[30]

• Community tags: chess^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3a6c7e7a-5518-4510-bee0-a5b985b24090^[32]

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Origins and Family

Magnus Carlsen's place of birth was Tønsberg^[2]. He was born on November 30, 1990^[3].

Education

Magnus Carlsen studied under Garry Kasparov^[24].

Career and Affiliations

Magnus Carlsen worked as a chess player^[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Chess Oscar^[7], a sports award^[33], founded in 1967^[34]; Aftenposten Gold Medal^[8], a sports award^[35], in Norway^[36]; Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year^[9], a Sportsperson of the Year^[37], in Norway^[38], founded in 1948^[39]; Peer Gynt Literary Award^[10], a performance-related pay^[40], in Norway^[41], founded in 1971^[42]; and People sport prize^[43], an award^[44], in Norway^[45], founded in 1990^[46].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Magnus Carlsen include Magnus Carlsen Invitational^[47] and Magnus Carlsen Tour^[48].

Why It Matters

Magnus Carlsen ranks in the top 0.19% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,368 views/month, #1,916 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for him include Magnus Carlsen Invitational^[47] and Magnus Carlsen Tour^[48].

FAQs

Where was Magnus Carlsen born?

Born in Tønsberg^[2], Magnus Carlsen…

What did Magnus Carlsen do for work?

Magnus Carlsen worked as chess player^[4].

What awards did Magnus Carlsen receive?

Honors received include Chess Oscar^[7], Aftenposten Gold Medal^[8], Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year^[9], and Peer Gynt Literary Award^[10].