O'Brien

fictional character and the main antagonist in George Orwell's novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four”
Person literary_character Q1284200
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O'Brien

Summary

O'Brien is a literary character[1]. He worked as a civil servant[2]. He draws 387 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #83 of 421).[3]

Key Facts

  • O'Brien held citizenship in Oceania[4].
  • O'Brien's professions included civil servant[2].
  • Among O'Brien's employers was Ministry of Truth[5].
  • O'Brien was employed by Thought Police[6].
  • O'Brien is the creator of George Orwell[7].
  • O'Brien is recorded as male[8].
  • O'Brien's instance of is recorded as literary character[9].
  • O'Brien's instance of is recorded as fictional human[10].
  • O'Brien's performer is recorded as Richard Burton[11].
  • O'Brien's performer is recorded as Lorne Greene[12].
  • O'Brien's performer is recorded as André Morell[13].
  • O'Brien's performer is recorded as Joseph O'Conor[14].
  • O'Brien's said to be the same as is recorded as O’Brien[15].
  • O'Brien's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03t5d3[16].
  • O'Brien's family name is recorded as O'Brien[17].
  • O'Brien's present in work is recorded as Nineteen Eighty-Four[18].
  • O'Brien's derivative work is recorded as O’Brien[19].
  • O'Brien's narrative role is recorded as main antagonist[20].

Body

Career and Affiliations

O'Brien worked as a civil servant[2]. Employers include Ministry of Truth[5], a ministry of Oceania[21], headquartered in London[22] and Thought Police[6], a fictional government body[23].

Works and Contributions

O'Brien is the creator of George Orwell[7].

Why It Matters

O'Brien draws 387 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #83 of 421).[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

FAQs

What did O'Brien do for work?

O'Brien worked as civil servant[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). O'Brien. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/o-brien
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_o-brien_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{O'Brien}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/o-brien}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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