Sandman

mythical character
Person folklore_character Q627323
Sandman
Vilhelm Pedersen · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Sandman

Summary

Sandman is a folklore character[1]. He ranks in the top 2% of folklore_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,817 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sandman is the creator of Johan Runius[3].
  • Sandman is recorded as male[4].
  • Sandman's instance of is recorded as folklore character[5].
  • Sandman's instance of is recorded as literary character[6].
  • Sandman's instance of is recorded as operatic character[7].
  • Sandman's instance of is recorded as figure used in threatening children[8].
  • Sandman's Commons category is recorded as Sandman[9].
  • 1700 marks the founding of Sandman[10].
  • Sandman's described at URL is recorded as https://seriewikin.serieframjandet.se/index.php/John_Blund[11].
  • Sandman's described by source is recorded as Heroes and Heroines of Fiction[12].
  • Sandman's described by source is recorded as Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der hochdeutschen Mundart[13].
  • Sandman's present in work is recorded as The Sandman[14].
  • Sandman's present in work is recorded as Ole Lukøje[15].
  • Sandman's present in work is recorded as Hänsel und Gretel[16].
  • Sandman's present in work is recorded as The Japanese Sandman[17].
  • Sandman's present in work is recorded as Kabumpo in Oz[18].
  • Sandman's present in work is recorded as Ole Man Moon[19].
  • Sandman's different from is recorded as Sandmännchen[20].
  • Sandman's iconographic symbol is recorded as rheum[21].
  • Sandman's first appearance is recorded as Olai Verelꟾ Index linguæ ueteris ſcytho‐ſcandicæ ſiue gothicæ[22].
  • Sandman's derivative work is recorded as Sandman[23].
  • Sandman's derivative work is recorded as Sandmännchen[24].
  • Sandman's P14750 is recorded as D113-3608-77C6-7B9C-E21A[25].

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Works and Contributions

Sandman is the creator of Johan Runius[3].

Why It Matters

Sandman ranks in the top 2% of folklore_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,817 views/month).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 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.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . 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. 24d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → sandman
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: sandman, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289957870|sandman (#289957870)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  2. 7w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → D113-3608-77C6-7B9C-E21A
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Imdb id → ch0051138, ch0361832
    Local thumb → —
    Inception → +1700-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007530318605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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