Martin Fowler

British programmer
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Martin Fowler

Summary

Martin Fowler is a human[1]. Born in Walsall[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1963[3]. He worked as a writer[4], blogger[5], programmer[6], and computer scientist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (844 views/month, #7,114 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Walsall[2], Martin Fowler…
  • Martin Fowler was born on January 1, 1963[3].
  • Martin Fowler was born on December 18, 1963[9].
  • Martin Fowler held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Martin Fowler held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Martin Fowler worked as a writer[4].
  • Martin Fowler worked as a blogger[5].
  • Martin Fowler worked as a programmer[6].
  • Martin Fowler worked as a computer scientist[7].
  • Martin Fowler's field of work was agile software development[12].
  • Martin Fowler's field of work was continuous integration[13].
  • Martin Fowler's field of work was software design[14].
  • Among Martin Fowler's employers was PricewaterhouseCoopers[15].
  • Martin Fowler was employed by ThoughtWorks[16].
  • Martin Fowler was educated at Queen Mary's Grammar School[17].
  • Martin Fowler is recorded as male[18].
  • Martin Fowler's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Martin Fowler's Commons category is recorded as Martin Fowler[20].
  • Martin Fowler's residence is recorded as Melrose[21].
  • Martin Fowler's family name is recorded as Fowler[22].
  • Martin Fowler's given name is recorded as Martin[23].
  • Martin Fowler's official website is recorded as http://martinfowler.com/[24].
  • Martin Fowler's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Martin Fowler's different from is recorded as Martin Fowler[26].
  • Martin Fowler's writing language is recorded as English[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Martin Fowler's place of birth was Walsall[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1963[3] and December 18, 1963[9].

Education

Martin Fowler's education included a stint at Queen Mary's Grammar School[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], blogger[5], programmer[6], and computer scientist[7]. Fields of work include agile software development[12], a computer science term[28]; continuous integration[13], a common practice[29]; and software design[14]. Employers include PricewaterhouseCoopers[15], a professional services network[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1995[32], headquartered in London[33] and ThoughtWorks[16], a business[34], in United States[35], founded in 1993[36], headquartered in Chicago[37].

Why It Matters

Martin Fowler ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (844 views/month, #7,114 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Works attributed to him include Agile Manifesto[40], a manifesto[41], written by Kent Beck[42].

FAQs

Where was Martin Fowler born?

Born in Walsall[2], Martin Fowler…

What did Martin Fowler do for work?

Martin Fowler worked as writer[4], blogger[5], programmer[6], and computer scientist[7].

Where did Martin Fowler go to school?

Martin Fowler was educated at Queen Mary's Grammar School[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Occupation writer, blogger, programmer +1
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