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Wikimedian of the Year

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Wikimedian of the Year

Summary

Wikimedian of the Year is an award[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Wikimedian of the Year won the Robert Sim[3].
  • Wikimedian of the Year's instance of is recorded as award[4].
  • Wikimedian of the Year's Commons category is recorded as Wikimedian of the Year[5].
  • Wikimedian of the Year comprises Wikimedian of the Year – Honorable mention[6].
  • Wikimedian of the Year comprises Media Contributor of the Year[7].
  • Wikimedian of the Year comprises Wikimedia Laureate[8].
  • August 2011 marks the founding of Wikimedian of the Year[9].
  • Wikimedian of the Year's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wikimedians of the Year[10].
  • Wikimedian of the Year's conferred by is recorded as Jimmy Wales[11].
  • Wikimedian of the Year's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wikimedian of the year'}[12].
  • Wikimedian of the Year's different from is recorded as Wikipedian of the Year[13].
  • Wikimedian of the Year's event interval is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+1'}[14].
  • Wikimedian of the Year's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Wikimedians of the Year[15].
  • Wikimedian of the Year's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'io', 'text': 'Wikipedierino di la yaro'}[16].
  • Wikimedian of the Year's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Wikimédienne de l'année"}[17].
  • Wikimedian of the Year's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': "Wikipediana dell'anno"}[18].
  • Wikimedian of the Year's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'ويكيميدية العام'}[19].
  • Wikimedian of the Year's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'wikimedijka leta'}[20].
  • Wikimedian of the Year's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Wikipedia[21].
  • Wikimedian of the Year's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Awards[22].
  • Wikimedian of the Year's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Lists[23].

Body

Designation and Status

Wikimedian of the Year's instance of is recorded as award[4].

History and Context

August 2011 marks the founding of Wikimedian of the Year[9].

Why It Matters

Wikimedian of the Year has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

What awards did Wikimedian of the Year receive?

Honors received include Robert Sim[3].

Related Entities

award Ihor Kostenko Jimmy Wales

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Simon Villeneuve · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Male form of label → Wikimédien de l'année
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3321]]: Wikimédien de l'année"
  2. 4w ago · Entropy Fighter · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Different from → Wikipedian of the Year
    Conferred by → Jimmy Wales
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1346]]: [[Q116801915]]"
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