Matt Welch

journalist, blogger, pundit, libertarian
Person human Q15485454
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Matt Welch

Summary

Matt Welch is a human[1]. He was born in Bellflower[2]. He was born on July 31, 1968[3]. He worked as a journalist[4], pundit[5], blogger[6], and author[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Matt Welch's place of birth was Bellflower[2].
  • Matt Welch was born on July 31, 1968[3].
  • Matt Welch held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Matt Welch worked as a journalist[4].
  • Matt Welch's professions included pundit[5].
  • Matt Welch worked as a blogger[6].
  • Matt Welch worked as an author[7].
  • Matt Welch was employed by Reason[10].
  • Among Matt Welch's employers was Los Angeles Times[11].
  • Matt Welch's education included a stint at University of California, Santa Barbara[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Matt Welch is The Declaration of Independents[13].
  • Matt Welch is recorded as male[14].
  • Matt Welch's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Matt Welch's Commons category is recorded as Matt Welch[16].
  • Matt Welch's residence is recorded as Long Beach[17].
  • Matt Welch's residence is recorded as Brooklyn[18].
  • Matt Welch's family name is recorded as Welch[19].
  • Matt Welch's given name is recorded as Matt[20].
  • Matt Welch's political ideology is recorded as libertarianism in the United States[21].
  • Matt Welch's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Matt Welch's different from is recorded as Matt Walsh[23].
  • Matt Welch's different from is recorded as Matthew Welch[24].
  • Matt Welch's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+78207'}[25].
  • Matt Welch's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+84688'}[26].
  • Matt Welch's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+87231'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Matt Welch's place of birth was Bellflower[2]. He was born on July 31, 1968[3].

Education

Matt Welch was educated at University of California, Santa Barbara[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4], pundit[5], blogger[6], and author[7]. Employers include Reason[10], a magazine[28], in United States[29], founded in 1968[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31] and Los Angeles Times[11], a daily newspaper[32], in United States[33], founded in 1881[34], headquartered in Los Angeles[35].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Matt Welch is The Declaration of Independents[13].

Why It Matters

Matt Welch ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Matt Welch born?

Matt Welch was born in Bellflower[2].

What did Matt Welch do for work?

Matt Welch worked as journalist[4], pundit[5], blogger[6], and author[7].

Where did Matt Welch go to school?

Matt Welch was educated at University of California, Santa Barbara[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Occupation journalist, pundit, blogger +1
    Political ideology libertarianism in the United States
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