Matt de la Peña

American children's writer
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Matt de la Peña

Summary

Matt de la Peña is a human[1]. Born in National City[2], he… he was born on 2000[3]. He worked as a writer[4], novelist[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in National City[2], Matt de la Peña…
  • Matt de la Peña was born on 2000[3].
  • Matt de la Peña held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Matt de la Peña worked as a writer[4].
  • Matt de la Peña's professions included novelist[5].
  • Matt de la Peña's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Matt de la Peña's field of work was belletristic literature[9].
  • Matt de la Peña's field of work was children's and young adult literature[10].
  • Matt de la Peña was educated at San Diego State University[11].
  • Matt de la Peña's education included a stint at University of the Pacific[12].
  • Matt de la Peña received the Newbery Medal[13].
  • Matt de la Peña received the Michigan Notable Books[14].
  • Matt de la Peña is recorded as male[15].
  • Matt de la Peña's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Matt de la Peña's member of sports team is recorded as Pacific Tigers men's basketball[17].
  • Matt de la Peña's family name is recorded as de la Peña[18].
  • Matt de la Peña's given name is recorded as Matt[19].
  • Matt de la Peña's official website is recorded as http://mattdelapena.com[20].
  • Matt de la Peña's work location is recorded as Brooklyn[21].
  • Matt de la Peña's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Matt de la Peña's writing language is recorded as English[23].
  • Matt de la Peña's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+29691'}[24].
  • Matt de la Peña's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+30811'}[25].
  • Matt de la Peña's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+29813'}[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c806c922-1a86-4f03-9a0d-626a8544e559[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Matt de la Peña was born in National City[2]. He was born on 2000[3].

Education

Educated at San Diego State University[11], a public research university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1897[32] and University of the Pacific[12], a private university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1851[35], headquartered in Stockton[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], novelist[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include belletristic literature[9], a literary genre[37] and children's and young adult literature[10], a sub-set of literature[38].

Recognition

Awards received include Newbery Medal[13], a literary award[39], in United States[40], founded in 1922[41] and Michigan Notable Books[14].

Why It Matters

Matt de la Peña ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Matt de la Peña born?

Matt de la Peña's place of birth was National City[2].

What did Matt de la Peña do for work?

Matt de la Peña worked as writer[4], novelist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Matt de la Peña go to school?

Matt de la Peña was educated at San Diego State University[11] and University of the Pacific[12].

What awards did Matt de la Peña receive?

Honors received include Newbery Medal[13] and Michigan Notable Books[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . voyamagazine.com. Retrieved . voyamagazine.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . mattdelapena.com. Retrieved . mattdelapena.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . mattdelapena.com. Retrieved . mattdelapena.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . ala.org. ala.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . michigan.gov. michigan.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . 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
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 4w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at San Diego State University, University of the Pacific
    Facebook page id mattdelapenapage
    Family name de la Peña
    Award received
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