The Falling Man

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Photograph photograph Q1259460
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The Falling Man

Summary

The Falling Man is a photograph[1]. It ranks in the top 0.84% of photograph entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,682 views/month, #1 of 119).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Falling Man's instance of is recorded as photograph[3].
  • The Falling Man's depicts is recorded as September 11 attacks[4].
  • The Falling Man's depicts is recorded as man[5].
  • The Falling Man's depicts is recorded as falling from height[6].
  • The Falling Man's depicts is recorded as 1 World Trade Center[7].
  • September 11, 2001 marks the founding of The Falling Man[8].
  • The Falling Man's described by source is recorded as 100 Photographs: The Most Influential Images of All Time[9].
  • The Falling Man's described by source is recorded as 9/11: The Falling Man[10].
  • The Falling Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Falling Man'}[11].
  • The Falling Man's different from is recorded as The Falling Soldier[12].
  • The Falling Man's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[13].
  • The Falling Man's P14574 is recorded as Richard Drew[14].

Why It Matters

The Falling Man ranks in the top 0.84% of photograph entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,682 views/month, #1 of 119).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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] ↑ . 100 Photographs: The Most Influential Images of All Time. Retrieved . 100photos.time.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Falling Man. Retrieved October 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-falling-man
MLA “The Falling Man.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 8 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-falling-man.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-falling-man_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Falling Man}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-falling-man}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-08}}
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Edit History

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. 4d ago · Rebot bot · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Creator → —
    P14574 → Richard Drew
    Gnd id → 1358653399
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'ckb', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he',
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Bot: P170 by P14574 substitution, see [[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/Rebot 4]]"
  2. 19w ago · Charp238 · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → photograph
    Native label → —
    Depicts → September 11 attacks, man, falling from height +1
    Creator → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1705]]: The Falling Man"
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