Richard Desmond

English publisher and businessman
Person human Q16148419
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Richard Desmond

Summary

Richard Desmond is a human[1]. He was born in Hampstead[2]. He was born on +1951-12-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a publisher[4], autobiographer[5], businessperson[6], and pornographer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Richard Desmond's place of birth was Hampstead[2].
  • Richard Desmond was born on +1951-12-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard Desmond was born on +1951-12-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Richard Desmond held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Richard Desmond's professions included publisher[4].
  • Richard Desmond's professions included autobiographer[5].
  • Richard Desmond's professions included businessperson[6].
  • Richard Desmond's professions included pornographer[7].
  • Richard Desmond's education included a stint at Christ's College, Finchley[11].
  • Richard Desmond's image is recorded as Richard Desmond.jpg[12].
  • Richard Desmond is recorded as male[13].
  • Richard Desmond's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Richard Desmond's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 360144647688033081792[15].
  • Richard Desmond's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015121587[16].
  • Richard Desmond's Commons category is recorded as Richard Desmond[17].
  • Richard Desmond's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cv01y[18].
  • Richard Desmond's family name is recorded as Desmond[19].
  • Richard Desmond's given name is recorded as Richard[20].
  • Richard Desmond's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Richard Desmond's National Portrait Gallery is recorded as mp58605[22].
  • Richard Desmond's X is recorded as RichardDesmond[23].
  • Richard Desmond's The Guardian topic ID is recorded as media/richard-desmond[24].
  • Richard Desmond's LittleSis people ID is recorded as 81199[25].
  • Richard Desmond's UK Parliament thesaurus ID is recorded as 469224[26].
  • Richard Desmond's Companies House officer ID is recorded as _RwZcU7_A7o3pVJglujKoo7Fczw[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Desmond was born in Hampstead[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1951-12-08T00:00:00Z[3] and +1951-12-00T00:00:00Z[9].

Education

Richard Desmond's education included a stint at Christ's College, Finchley[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include publisher[4], autobiographer[5], businessperson[6], and pornographer[7].

Why It Matters

Richard Desmond ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Richard Desmond born?

Richard Desmond was born in Hampstead[2].

What did Richard Desmond do for work?

Richard Desmond worked as publisher[4], autobiographer[5], businessperson[6], and pornographer[7].

Where did Richard Desmond go to school?

Richard Desmond was educated at Christ's College, Finchley[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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