The Smoking Man

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The Smoking Man

Summary

The Smoking Man is a fictional human[1]. He worked as a FBI agent[2] and assassin[3]. He ranks in the top 7% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (774 views/month).[4]

Key Facts

  • The Smoking Man was married to Cassandra Spender[5].
  • A child of The Smoking Man was Jeffrey Spender[6].
  • A child of The Smoking Man was Fox Mulder[7].
  • The Smoking Man's professions included FBI agent[2].
  • The Smoking Man's professions included assassin[3].
  • The Smoking Man was employed by Federal Bureau of Investigation[8].
  • Among The Smoking Man's employers was Central Intelligence Agency[9].
  • The Smoking Man was employed by National Security Agency[10].
  • The Smoking Man is the creator of Chris Carter[11].
  • The Smoking Man was a member of Syndicate[12].
  • The Smoking Man is recorded as male[13].
  • The Smoking Man's instance of is recorded as fictional human[14].
  • The Smoking Man's instance of is recorded as television character[15].
  • The Smoking Man's instance of is recorded as film character[16].
  • The Smoking Man's performer is recorded as William B. Davis[17].
  • The Smoking Man's performer is recorded as Chris Owens[18].
  • The Smoking Man's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rj6j[19].
  • The Smoking Man's present in work is recorded as The X-Files[20].
  • The Smoking Man's present in work is recorded as The X-Files[21].
  • The Smoking Man's Giant Bomb ID is recorded as 3005-15375[22].
  • The Smoking Man's Comic Vine ID is recorded as 4005-18423[23].
  • The Smoking Man's Fandom article ID is recorded as x-files:Cigarette_Smoking_Man[24].
  • The Smoking Man's media franchise is recorded as The X-Files[25].
  • The Smoking Man's Personality Database profile ID is recorded as 2078[26].
  • The Smoking Man's TV Maze character ID is recorded as 76353[27].

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Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include FBI agent[2] and assassin[3]. Employers include Federal Bureau of Investigation[8], an intelligence agency[28], in United States[29], founded in 1908[30], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[31]; Central Intelligence Agency[9], a foreign intelligence service[32], in United States[33], founded in 1947[34], headquartered in Langley[35]; and National Security Agency[10], an intelligence agency[36], in United States[37], founded in 1952[38], headquartered in Fort George G. Meade[39].

Works and Contributions

The Smoking Man is the creator of Chris Carter[11].

Personal Life

The Smoking Man was married to Cassandra Spender[5]. Children include Jeffrey Spender[6], a television character[40] and Fox Mulder[7], a fictional human[41].

Why It Matters

The Smoking Man ranks in the top 7% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (774 views/month).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Who was The Smoking Man married to?

The Smoking Man's spouses include Cassandra Spender[5].

What did The Smoking Man do for work?

The Smoking Man worked as FBI agent[2] and assassin[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . x-files.fandom.com. Retrieved . x-files.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . personality-database.com. Retrieved . personality-database.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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