Will Shortz

Summary

Will Shortz is a human^[1]. Born in Crawfordsville^[2], he… he was born on +1952-08-26T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a crossword creator^[4] and crossword editor^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (476 views/month, #7,006 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Will Shortz was born in Crawfordsville^[2].
• Will Shortz was born on +1952-08-26T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Will Shortz held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Will Shortz's professions included crossword creator^[4].
• Will Shortz worked as a crossword editor^[5].
• Will Shortz was employed by The New York Times Company^[8].
• Will Shortz was educated at Indiana University^[9].
• Will Shortz's education included a stint at University of Virginia School of Law^[10].
• Will Shortz was educated at Indiana University Bloomington^[11].
• Will Shortz's image is recorded as Will Shortz at ACPT 2023 (cropped).jpg^[12].
• Will Shortz is recorded as male^[13].
• Will Shortz's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Will Shortz's ISNI is recorded as 0000000066606153^[15].
• Will Shortz's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 15056413^[16].
• Will Shortz's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82111625^[17].
• Will Shortz's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 150496355^[18].
• Will Shortz's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1927879^[19].
• Will Shortz's Commons category is recorded as Will Shortz^[20].
• Will Shortz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vhhp^[21].
• Will Shortz's Open Library ID is recorded as OL359191A^[22].
• Will Shortz's family name is recorded as Shortz^[23].
• Will Shortz's given name is recorded as Will^[24].
• Will Shortz's official website is recorded as http://willshortz.com/^[25].
• Will Shortz's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 965/000257194^[26].
• Will Shortz's FAST ID is recorded as 97593^[27].

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Origins and Family

Will Shortz was born in Crawfordsville^[2]. He was born on +1952-08-26T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Indiana University^[9], a state university system^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1820^[30], headquartered in Bloomington^[31]; University of Virginia School of Law^[10], a law school^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1819^[34]; and Indiana University Bloomington^[11], a public research university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1820^[37], headquartered in Bloomington^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include crossword creator^[4] and crossword editor^[5]. Will Shortz was employed by The New York Times Company^[8].

Why It Matters

Will Shortz ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (476 views/month, #7,006 of 1,000,298).^[6]

FAQs

Where was Will Shortz born?

Will Shortz was born in Crawfordsville^[2].

What did Will Shortz do for work?

Will Shortz worked as crossword creator^[4] and crossword editor^[5].

Where did Will Shortz go to school?

Will Shortz was educated at Indiana University^[9], University of Virginia School of Law^[10], and Indiana University Bloomington^[11].