Peter Turrini

Austrian playwright
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Summary

Peter Turrini was born on September 26, 1944[1], in Sankt Margarethen im Lavanttal[2]. He has worked as a poet[3], playwright[4], screenwriter[5], essayist[6], and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (464 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Austria[9]
  • Occupation: actor[10], librettist[11]
  • Award received: Romy[12], Nestroy Theatre Prize[13], Literaturpreis des Landes Steiermark[14], Gerhart Hauptmann prize[15], Axel Corti Prize[16]
  • Member of: German Academy for Language and Literature[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Commons category: Peter Turrini[19]
  • Family name: Turrini[20]
  • Given name: Peter[21]
  • Official website: http://turrini.at/[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Austrian German[23], German[24]
  • Writing language: German[25]

Why It Matters

Peter Turrini has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Peter Turrini born?

Peter Turrini was born in Sankt Margarethen im Lavanttal[2].

What did Peter Turrini do for work?

Peter Turrini worked as a poet[3], playwright[4], screenwriter[5], essayist[6], and writer[7].

What awards did Peter Turrini receive?

Honors received include Romy[12], Nestroy Theatre Prize[13], Literaturpreis des Landes Steiermark[14], and Gerhart Hauptmann prize[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . orf.at. Retrieved . orf.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'bar', 'bg', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'fr', 'hu', 'it',
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  2. 4w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personality database profile id → 1842410
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  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Turrini
    Svkkl authority id → p0079248-Turrini-Peter-1944
    Citizenship → —
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