The Stig

character on the British motoring television show Top Gear
Person fictional_human Q1409858
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The Stig

Summary

The Stig is a fictional human[1]. He worked as a racing automobile driver[2]. He ranks in the top 2% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,530 views/month).[3]

Key Facts

  • The Stig held citizenship in United Kingdom[4].
  • The Stig worked as a racing automobile driver[2].
  • The Stig is the creator of Andy Wilman[5].
  • The Stig's image is recorded as The Stig British International Motor Show.jpg[6].
  • The Stig is recorded as male[7].
  • The Stig's instance of is recorded as fictional human[8].
  • The Stig's instance of is recorded as television character[9].
  • The Stig's performer is recorded as Perry McCarthy[10].
  • The Stig's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015004681[11].
  • The Stig's Commons category is recorded as The Stig[12].
  • The Stig's country of origin is recorded as Australia[13].
  • The Stig's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04jwgw[14].
  • The Stig's official website is recorded as https://www.topgear.com/car-news/stig[15].
  • The Stig's present in work is recorded as Top Gear[16].
  • The Stig's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Stig'}[17].
  • The Stig's Facebook username is recorded as TheStig[18].
  • The Stig's YouTube channel ID is recorded as UCELrWeVLazR49umE5qSF3VQ[19].
  • The Stig's Quora topic ID is recorded as The-Stig[20].
  • The Stig's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+243000'}[21].
  • The Stig's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+247000'}[22].
  • The Stig's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+248000'}[23].
  • The Stig's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+251000'}[24].
  • The Stig's Personality Database profile ID is recorded as 140202[25].
  • The Stig's Reddit topic ID is recorded as the_stig[26].

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Career and Affiliations

The Stig's professions included racing automobile driver[2].

Works and Contributions

The Stig is the creator of Andy Wilman[5].

Why It Matters

The Stig ranks in the top 2% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,530 views/month).[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What did The Stig do for work?

The Stig worked as racing automobile driver[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Stig. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-stig
MLA “The Stig.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-stig.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-stig_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Stig}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-stig}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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