Mark Renton

fictional character created by Irvine Welsh, protagonist of "Trainspotting"
Person fictional_human Q96280912
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Mark Renton

Summary

Mark Renton is a fictional human[1]. He worked as an unemployed[2], club promoter[3], and talent manager[4]. He draws 111 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_human category, ranking #839 of 5,308).[5]

Key Facts

  • Mark Renton held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Mark Renton worked as an unemployed[2].
  • Mark Renton's professions included club promoter[3].
  • Mark Renton worked as a talent manager[4].
  • Mark Renton was educated at University of Aberdeen[7].
  • Mark Renton is the creator of Irvine Welsh[8].
  • Mark Renton is recorded as male[9].
  • Mark Renton's instance of is recorded as fictional human[10].
  • Mark Renton's instance of is recorded as literary character[11].
  • Mark Renton's instance of is recorded as film character[12].
  • Mark Renton's performer is recorded as Ewan McGregor[13].
  • Mark Renton's residence is recorded as Edinburgh[14].
  • Mark Renton's residence is recorded as Amsterdam[15].
  • Mark Renton's residence is recorded as Santa Barbara[16].
  • Mark Renton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/051rz8f[17].
  • Mark Renton's family name is recorded as Renton[18].
  • Mark Renton's given name is recorded as Mark[19].
  • Mark Renton's medical condition is recorded as heroin dependence[20].
  • Mark Renton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Mark Renton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Scots[22].
  • Mark Renton's present in work is recorded as Trainspotting[23].
  • Mark Renton's present in work is recorded as Porno[24].
  • Mark Renton's present in work is recorded as Trainspotting[25].
  • Mark Renton's present in work is recorded as T2 Trainspotting[26].
  • Mark Renton's present in work is recorded as Skagboys[27].

Body

Education

Mark Renton was educated at University of Aberdeen[7].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include unemployed[2], club promoter[3], and talent manager[4].

Works and Contributions

Mark Renton is the creator of Irvine Welsh[8].

Why It Matters

Mark Renton draws 111 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_human category, ranking #839 of 5,308).[5]

FAQs

What did Mark Renton do for work?

Mark Renton worked as unemployed[2], club promoter[3], and talent manager[4].

Where did Mark Renton go to school?

Mark Renton was educated at University of Aberdeen[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Trainspotting. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Porno. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Dead Men's Trousers. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Trainspotting. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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