Philip Gröning

German film director
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Summary

Philip Gröning was born on April 7, 1959[1], in Düsseldorf[2]. He has worked as a screenwriter[3], film director[4], film editor[5], actor[6], and film producer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (304 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[9]
  • Occupation: cinematographer[10], film score composer[11], audio engineer[12], director[13]
  • Award received: European Film Award for Best Documentary[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Family name: Gröning[16]
  • Given name: Philip[17]
  • Nominated for: European Film Award for Best Documentary[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[19], English[20]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Harvard Film Archive Project[21]
  • Has works in the collection: Harvard Film Archive[22]
  • P14419: 10436[23]
  • P14750: BCC7-7A9B-73CC-44C5-B47F[24]

Why It Matters

Philip Gröning has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Philip Gröning born?

Philip Gröning's place of birth was Düsseldorf[2].

What did Philip Gröning do for work?

Philip Gröning worked as a screenwriter[3], film director[4], film editor[5], actor[6], and film producer[7].

What awards did Philip Gröning receive?

Honors received include European Film Award for Best Documentary[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . HOLLIS. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7h ago · John Dickson04 · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → BCC7-7A9B-73CC-44C5-B47F
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Harvard Film Archive Project
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'mg', 'pl', 'ro']
    Has works in the collection → Harvard Film Archive
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Occupation: film director, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1792092111089"
  2. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14419 → 10436
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43567|batch #43567]]"
  3. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 61426
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42112|batch #42112]]"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German, English
    Award received → European Film Award for Best Documentary
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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