Uncle Sam

Summary

Uncle Sam is a national personification^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of national_personification entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,925 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Uncle Sam's image is recorded as Uncle Sam and His "Oyster Sandwiches".jpg^[3].
• Uncle Sam's image is recorded as J. M. Flagg, I Want You for U.S. Army poster (1917).jpg^[4].
• Uncle Sam's image is recorded as Uncle Sam (pointing finger).png^[5].
• Uncle Sam is recorded as male^[6].
• Uncle Sam's instance of is recorded as national personification^[7].
• Uncle Sam's instance of is recorded as literary character^[8].
• Uncle Sam's instance of is recorded as comics character^[9].
• Uncle Sam's instance of is recorded as advertising character^[10].
• Samuel Wilson is named after Uncle Sam^[11].
• Uncle Sam's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 296311612^[12].
• Uncle Sam's GND ID is recorded as 1032266414^[13].
• Uncle Sam's Commons category is recorded as Uncle Sam^[14].
• Uncle Sam's said to be the same as is recorded as Brother Jonathan^[15].
• +1900-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Uncle Sam^[16].
• Uncle Sam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01d9_5^[17].
• Uncle Sam's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Uncle Sam^[18].
• Uncle Sam's Commons gallery is recorded as Uncle Sam^[19].
• Samuel Wilson inspired Uncle Sam^[20].
• Uncle Sam's represents is recorded as United States^[21].
• Uncle Sam's depicted by is recorded as I want you for the U.S. Army nearest recruiting station^[22].
• Uncle Sam's described by source is recorded as Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society^[23].
• Uncle Sam's described by source is recorded as Q55075031^[24].
• Uncle Sam's described by source is recorded as Infoplease^[25].
• Uncle Sam's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[26].
• Uncle Sam's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include national personification^[7], literary character^[8], comics character^[9], and advertising character^[10].

History and Context

+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Uncle Sam^[16]. Samuel Wilson is named after it^[11].

Why It Matters

Uncle Sam ranks in the top 3% of national_personification entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,925 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]