Rupert Giles

character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Person fictional_human Q2340312
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Summary

Rupert Giles is a fictional human[1]. He was born on 1954[2] in London[3]. He has worked as a Watcher[4], librarian[5], and vampire hunter[6]. He draws 6,636 Wikipedia views per month (fictional human category, ranking #677 of 5,308).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[8]
  • Creator: Joss Whedon[9]
  • Member of: Scooby Gang[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Instance of: television character[12], video game character[13]
  • Performer: Anthony Head[14]
  • Publication date: March 10, 1997[15]
  • Family name: Giles[16]
  • Given name: Rupert[17]
  • From narrative universe: Buffyverse[18]
  • Present in work: Buffy the Vampire Slayer[19]
  • P14470: Characters/Rupert_Giles[20]
  • P14750: D3B9-B7C3-D3FD-9B40-AAAC[21]

Why It Matters

Rupert Giles has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Rupert Giles born?

Rupert Giles was born in London[3].

What did Rupert Giles do for work?

Rupert Giles worked as a Watcher[4], librarian[5], and vampire hunter[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 3d ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → D3B9-B7C3-D3FD-9B40-AAAC
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'no', 'sv', 'tr']
    Related image → Anthony Stewart Head Aug 2004.jpg
    Image → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving Image to Related image"
  2. 17w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Characters/Rupert_Giles
    Present in work → Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
    Family name → Giles
    Member of → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Characters/Rupert_Giles, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293428307|Rupert Giles (#293428307)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8006|‎G"
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