Robert Cecil Martin

American software consultant (b. 1952)
Person human Q93010
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Robert Cecil Martin

Summary

Robert Cecil Martin is a human[1]. He was born on December 5, 1952[2]. He worked as an engineer[3], writer[4], and computer scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (702 views/month, #7,103 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Robert Cecil Martin was born on December 5, 1952[2].
  • Robert Cecil Martin held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Robert Cecil Martin worked as an engineer[3].
  • Robert Cecil Martin's professions included writer[4].
  • Robert Cecil Martin worked as a computer scientist[5].
  • Robert Cecil Martin is recorded as male[8].
  • Robert Cecil Martin's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Robert Cecil Martin's Commons category is recorded as Robert C. Martin[10].
  • Robert Cecil Martin's family name is recorded as Martin[11].
  • Robert Cecil Martin's given name is recorded as Robert[12].
  • Robert Cecil Martin's given name is recorded as Cecil[13].
  • Robert Cecil Martin's official website is recorded as http://cleancoder.com[14].
  • Robert Cecil Martin's official website is recorded as https://cleancoders.com[15].
  • Robert Cecil Martin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].
  • Robert Cecil Martin's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+156121'}[17].
  • Robert Cecil Martin's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+167055'}[18].
  • Robert Cecil Martin's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+185347'}[19].

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[20]

  • Genre(s): new age[21]

  • Community tags: new age[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1c9aed94-2f97-4361-b57f-3bcde4db8540[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Robert Cecil Martin was born on December 5, 1952[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[3], writer[4], and computer scientist[5].

Why It Matters

Robert Cecil Martin ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (702 views/month, #7,103 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Works attributed to him include Agile Manifesto[26], a manifesto[27], written by Kent Beck[28].

FAQs

What did Robert Cecil Martin do for work?

Robert Cecil Martin worked as engineer[3], writer[4], and computer scientist[5].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . 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. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Robert Cecil Martin. Retrieved March 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/robert-cecil-martin
MLA “Robert Cecil Martin.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Mar. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/robert-cecil-martin.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_robert-cecil-martin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Robert Cecil Martin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/robert-cecil-martin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-03-17}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Robert Cecil Martin — https://4ort.xyz/entity/robert-cecil-martin (retrieved 2026-03-17)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/robert-cecil-martin · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation engineer, writer, computer scientist
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32154|batch #32154]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (36)"
  2. 25d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship
    Social media followers
    Worldcat entities id E39PBJjCMfGFHyQXT8DYQFjV4q
    Databazeknih.cz author id 23190
    + 111 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9984]]: 981060883463906706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257405|batch #257405]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.