Ross Gay

American writer and academic
Person human Q7369345
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Ross Gay

Summary

Ross Gay is a human[1]. His place of birth was Youngstown[2]. He was born on +1974-08-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a poet[4]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month, #7,148 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Ross Gay's place of birth was Youngstown[2].
  • Ross Gay was born on +1974-08-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ross Gay held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Ross Gay worked as a poet[4].
  • Ross Gay was educated at Sarah Lawrence College[7].
  • Ross Gay's education included a stint at Lafayette College[8].
  • Ross Gay's education included a stint at Temple University[9].
  • Ross Gay received the Indiana Authors Awards[10].
  • Ross Gay received the Guggenheim Fellowship[11].
  • Ross Gay received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry[12].
  • Ross Gay's image is recorded as Ross gay 1233.JPG[13].
  • Ross Gay is recorded as male[14].
  • Ross Gay's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Ross Gay's ISNI is recorded as 0000000040706017[16].
  • Ross Gay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 31425075[17].
  • Ross Gay's GND ID is recorded as 1080880518[18].
  • Ross Gay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2006044945[19].
  • Ross Gay's Commons category is recorded as Ross Gay[20].
  • Ross Gay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0d5jdq[21].
  • Ross Gay's Open Library ID is recorded as OL3106461A[22].
  • Ross Gay's family name is recorded as Gay[23].
  • Ross Gay's given name is recorded as Ross[24].
  • Ross Gay's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 406383340[25].
  • Ross Gay's participant in is recorded as Furious Flower Conference (4th: 2024)[26].
  • Ross Gay's FAST ID is recorded as 1645470[27].

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Origins and Family

Ross Gay's place of birth was Youngstown[2]. He was born on +1974-08-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Sarah Lawrence College[7], a liberal arts college in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1926[30]; Lafayette College[8], a liberal arts college[31], in United States[32], founded in 1826[33], headquartered in Easton[34]; and Temple University[9], a university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1884[37].

Career and Affiliations

Ross Gay's professions included poet[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Indiana Authors Awards[10], a literary award[38], in United States[39], founded in 2009[40]; Guggenheim Fellowship[11], a fellowship grant[41], in United States[42], founded in 1925[43]; and National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry[12], a National Book Critics Circle Award[44], in United States[45].

Why It Matters

Ross Gay ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month, #7,148 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Ross Gay born?

Ross Gay's place of birth was Youngstown[2].

What did Ross Gay do for work?

Ross Gay worked as poet[4].

Where did Ross Gay go to school?

Ross Gay was educated at Sarah Lawrence College[7], Lafayette College[8], and Temple University[9].

What awards did Ross Gay receive?

Honors received include Indiana Authors Awards[10], Guggenheim Fellowship[11], and National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry[12].

References

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  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . poets.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . indianaauthorsawards.org. indianaauthorsawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . bookcritics.org. bookcritics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 2024.furiousflower.org. Retrieved . 2024.furiousflower.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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