skinhead

member of a subculture that originated in the second half of the 1960s in London among working class youths and distinguished by its rebellion
Intangible subculture Q485417
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skinhead

Summary

skinhead is a subculture[1]. skinhead ranks in the top 5% of subculture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,902 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • skinhead's instance of is recorded as subculture[3].
  • skinhead's instance of is recorded as fashion style[4].
  • skinhead's based on is recorded as rude boy[5].
  • skinhead is a type of person[6].
  • skinhead's Commons category is recorded as Skinheads[7].
  • skinhead's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • skinhead comprises gay skinhead[9].
  • skinhead comprises hardcore skinhead[10].
  • skinhead comprises Trojan skinhead[11].
  • 1960 marks the founding of skinhead[12].
  • skinhead's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Skinhead[13].
  • skinhead's has characteristic is recorded as buzz cut[14].
  • skinhead's has characteristic is recorded as MA-1 bomber jacket[15].
  • skinhead's different from is recorded as chav[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include subculture[3] and fashion style[4]. skinhead is a type of person[6].

Origins

1960 marks the founding of skinhead[12].

Use and Application

Components include gay skinhead[9], hardcore skinhead[10], and Trojan skinhead[11].

Why It Matters

skinhead ranks in the top 5% of subculture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,902 views/month).[2] skinhead has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] skinhead is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → XX551604
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P950]]: XX551604"
  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    Based on → rude boy
    Different from → chav
    Subclass of → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6293, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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