Michael Benson

American filmmaker (born 1962)
Person human Q3308030
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Summary

Michael Benson was born on March 31, 1962[1], in Munich[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], film director[4], filmmaker[5], photographer[6], and journalist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Occupation: film producer[10]
  • Employer: Q130564181[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Commons category: Michael Benson[13]
  • Family name: Benson[14]
  • Given name: Michael[15]
  • Described at URL: https://v2.nl/people/michael-benson/[16]
  • Described by source: V2 archive[17], Tactical Media Files[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19], Slovene[20]
  • Different from: Mike Benson[21]
  • Start of work period: 1985[22]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: NADD Wikidata project[23]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[24]
  • Artist files at: Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library[25]
  • P14750: D900-EB5C-F091-E21A-D750[26]

Why It Matters

Michael Benson is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Michael Benson born?

Michael Benson's place of birth was Munich[2].

What did Michael Benson do for work?

Michael Benson worked as a writer[3], film director[4], filmmaker[5], photographer[6], and journalist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . tacticalmediafiles.net. Retrieved . tacticalmediafiles.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . tacticalmediafiles.net. Retrieved . tacticalmediafiles.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . tacticalmediafiles.net. Retrieved . tacticalmediafiles.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . library.si.edu. library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Hsarrazin · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Mike Benson
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'en', 'fr', 'sl']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Different from: Mike Benson, using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
  2. 8w ago · Uschoen · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fotoch photographer id → 44258
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Fotoch photographer id: 44258, fotoCH ID numbersꓹ based on GND match ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/9f034a87f86|details]])"
  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → D900-EB5C-F091-E21A-D750
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46230|batch #46230]]: HAND ID (0)"
  4. 17w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Viaf cluster id → 118900549, 33356680
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Viaf cluster id: 33356680, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259688|batch #259688]]"
  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Munich
    Artist files at → Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English, Slovene
    Work period start → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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