Sam Vimes

fictional character from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel series
Person discworld_character Q514782
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Sam Vimes

Summary

Sam Vimes is a Discworld character[1]. He worked as a police officer[2]. He draws 205 Wikipedia views per month (discworld_character category, ranking #2 of 5).[3]

Key Facts

  • Among Sam Vimes's spouses was Sybil Ramkin[4].
  • Sam Vimes's professions included police officer[2].
  • Sam Vimes is the creator of Terry Pratchett[5].
  • Sam Vimes was a member of Ankh-Morpork City Watch[6].
  • Sam Vimes is recorded as male[7].
  • Sam Vimes's instance of is recorded as Discworld character[8].
  • Sam Vimes's instance of is recorded as fictional human[9].
  • Sam Vimes's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh00006991[10].
  • Sam Vimes's residence is recorded as Ankh-Morpork[11].
  • Sam Vimes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01vlzb[12].
  • Sam Vimes's given name is recorded as Samuel[13].
  • Sam Vimes's given name is recorded as Sam[14].
  • Sam Vimes's from narrative universe is recorded as Discworld[15].
  • Sam Vimes's present in work is recorded as Discworld[16].
  • Sam Vimes's CharacTour character ID is recorded as Sam-Vimes.Discworld[17].
  • Sam Vimes's narrative age is recorded as {'unit': 'Q24564698', 'amount': '+50'}[18].
  • Sam Vimes's Fandom article ID is recorded as discworld:Samuel_Vimes[19].
  • Sam Vimes's Goodreads character ID is recorded as 29637[20].
  • Sam Vimes's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007286481705171[21].
  • Sam Vimes's Personality Database profile ID is recorded as 19222[22].
  • Sam Vimes's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/b1061bc2-85b1-4f0a-af44-92caf098018b[23].

Body

Career and Affiliations

Sam Vimes worked as a police officer[2].

Works and Contributions

Sam Vimes is the creator of Terry Pratchett[5].

Personal Life

Among Sam Vimes's spouses was Sybil Ramkin[4].

Why It Matters

Sam Vimes draws 205 Wikipedia views per month (discworld_character category, ranking #2 of 5).[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Who was Sam Vimes married to?

Sam Vimes's spouses include Sybil Ramkin[4].

What did Sam Vimes do for work?

Sam Vimes worked as police officer[2].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . discworld.fandom.com. discworld.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . charactour.com. Retrieved . charactour.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Thud!. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . discworld.fandom.com. Retrieved . discworld.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . personality-database.com. Retrieved . personality-database.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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