Paddington Bear

children's book character created by Michael Bond
Thing anthropomorphic_bear Q632908
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Paddington Bear

Summary

Paddington Bear is an anthropomorphic bear[1]. Its place of birth was Peru[2]. It was born on June 25, 1958[3]. It draws 4,733 Wikipedia views per month (anthropomorphic_bear category, ranking #1 of 6).[4]

Key Facts

  • Born in Peru[2], Paddington Bear…
  • Paddington Bear was born on June 25, 1958[3].
  • Paddington Bear is the creator of Michael Bond[5].
  • Paddington Bear is recorded as male organism[6].
  • Paddington Bear's instance of is recorded as anthropomorphic bear[7].
  • Paddington Bear's instance of is recorded as literary character[8].
  • Paddington Bear's instance of is recorded as animated character[9].
  • Paddington Bear's instance of is recorded as film character[10].
  • Paddington Bear's instance of is recorded as children's book series[11].
  • Paddington Bear's genre is children's literature[12].
  • London Paddington station is named after Paddington Bear[13].
  • Paddington Bear's Commons category is recorded as Paddington Bear[14].
  • Paddington Bear's said to be the same as is recorded as Q19795054[15].
  • Paddington Bear's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[16].
  • Paddington Bear's narrative location is recorded as London[17].
  • Paddington Bear's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Paddington Bear[18].
  • Paddington Bear's present in work is recorded as Paddington[19].
  • Paddington Bear's present in work is recorded as Paddington Bear[20].
  • Paddington Bear's present in work is recorded as Paddington[21].
  • Paddington Bear's present in work is recorded as The Adventures of Paddington Bear[22].
  • Paddington Bear's present in work is recorded as Paddington 2[23].
  • Paddington Bear's present in work is recorded as Paddington: Adventures in London[24].
  • Paddington Bear's present in work is recorded as Paddington in Peru[25].
  • Paddington Bear's present in work is recorded as The Adventures of Paddington[26].
  • Paddington Bear's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Paddington Bear'}[27].

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: Character[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1958-10-13[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3a457998-b2a9-48b2-88bd-0f767e780c10[31]

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include anthropomorphic bear[7], literary character[8], animated character[9], film character[10], and children's book series[11].

Origins

London Paddington station is named after Paddington Bear[13].

Influence

Things named for Paddington Bear include Phytotelmatrichis osopaddington[32], a taxon[33].

Why It Matters

Paddington Bear draws 4,733 Wikipedia views per month (anthropomorphic_bear category, ranking #1 of 6).[4] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include Phytotelmatrichis osopaddington[32], a taxon[33].

FAQs

Where was Paddington Bear born?

Born in Peru[2], Paddington Bear…

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Official website https://www.paddington.com
    Library of congress authority id nb2016005931, no2011161602
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