Susannah Cahalan

American journalist and writer
Person human Q16594439
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Summary

Susannah Cahalan is a human[1]. She was born on 1985[2]. She worked as a writer[3] and journalist[4]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,147 views/month, #7,141 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Susannah Cahalan was born on 1985[2].
  • Susannah Cahalan held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Susannah Cahalan's professions included writer[3].
  • Susannah Cahalan worked as a journalist[4].
  • A notable work attributed to Susannah Cahalan is Brain on Fire[7].
  • Susannah Cahalan is recorded as female[8].
  • Susannah Cahalan's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Susannah Cahalan's Commons category is recorded as Susannah Cahalan[10].
  • Susannah Cahalan's residence is recorded as New York City[11].
  • Susannah Cahalan's family name is recorded as Cahalan[12].
  • Susannah Cahalan's given name is recorded as Susannah[13].
  • Susannah Cahalan's official website is recorded as https://www.susannahcahalan.com/[14].
  • Susannah Cahalan's medical condition is recorded as anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis[15].
  • Susannah Cahalan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].
  • Susannah Cahalan's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8521'}[17].
  • Susannah Cahalan's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8697'}[18].

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Origins and Family

Susannah Cahalan was born on 1985[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[3] and journalist[4].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Susannah Cahalan is Brain on Fire[7].

Why It Matters

Susannah Cahalan ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,147 views/month, #7,141 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Works attributed to her include Brain on Fire[21], a literary work[22].

FAQs

What did Susannah Cahalan do for work?

Susannah Cahalan worked as writer[3] and journalist[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [4] ↑ . Muck Rack. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → A190-194E-1846-CC9C-09AF
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46470|batch #46470]]: HAND ID (9)"
  2. 12w ago · AgenticCommonsBot bot · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL7112305A
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Open library id: OL7112305A, add OpenLibrary author ID (P648), ref OpenLibrary — AgenticCommons ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/2b421b96eb77859e|details]])"
  3. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0331183-Cahalan-Susannah
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0331183-Cahalan-Susannah, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → writer, journalist
    Sex or gender → female
    Website → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31725|batch #31725]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (19)"
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