Richard A. Clarke

American counter-terrorism expert; former National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection and Counter-terrorism for the United States
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Richard A. Clarke

Summary

Richard A. Clarke is a human[1]. His place of birth was Dorchester[2]. He was born on October 27, 1950[3]. He worked as an official[4] and politician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (728 views/month, #7,098 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Dorchester[2], Richard A. Clarke…
  • Richard A. Clarke was born on October 27, 1950[3].
  • Richard A. Clarke held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Richard A. Clarke's professions included official[4].
  • Richard A. Clarke's professions included politician[5].
  • Richard A. Clarke's education included a stint at University of Pennsylvania[8].
  • Richard A. Clarke's education included a stint at MIT Sloan School of Management[9].
  • Richard A. Clarke received the American Book Awards[10].
  • Richard A. Clarke received the Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors[11].
  • Richard A. Clarke is recorded as male[12].
  • Richard A. Clarke's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Richard A. Clarke was affiliated with the Democratic Party[14].
  • Richard A. Clarke's Commons category is recorded as Richard A. Clarke[15].
  • Richard A. Clarke's family name is recorded as Clarke[16].
  • Richard A. Clarke's given name is recorded as Richard[17].
  • Richard A. Clarke's official website is recorded as http://www.richardaclarke.net[18].
  • Richard A. Clarke's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Richard A. Clarke's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9281'}[20].
  • Richard A. Clarke's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9341'}[21].

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: Person[22]

  • Country: US[23]

  • Began / founded: 1950-10-27[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5a904877-5d66-4555-a6ec-9df525e87fba[25]

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Origins and Family

Born in Dorchester[2], Richard A. Clarke… he was born on October 27, 1950[3].

Education

Educated at University of Pennsylvania[8], a private university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1740[28], headquartered in Philadelphia[29] and MIT Sloan School of Management[9], a business school[30], in United States[31], founded in 1914[32], headquartered in Cambridge[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include official[4] and politician[5].

Recognition

Awards received include American Book Awards[10], a literary award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1978[36] and Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors[11], a class of award[37], founded in 1998[38].

Personal Life

Richard A. Clarke was affiliated with the Democratic Party[14].

Why It Matters

Richard A. Clarke ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (728 views/month, #7,098 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Richard A. Clarke born?

Richard A. Clarke's place of birth was Dorchester[2].

What did Richard A. Clarke do for work?

Richard A. Clarke worked as official[4] and politician[5].

Where did Richard A. Clarke go to school?

Richard A. Clarke was educated at University of Pennsylvania[8] and MIT Sloan School of Management[9].

What awards did Richard A. Clarke receive?

Honors received include American Book Awards[10] and Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Babelio. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Richard
    Social media followers {'amount': '+9281'}, {'amount': '+9341'}
    Family name Clarke
    Country of citizenship United States
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