- Born
- March 11, 1952
15
Sources- 1.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-07-07
- 3.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2020-06-26
- 4.Stated in Swedish Film DatabaseRetrieved 2016-01-11
- 5.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.wired.com/2012/03/i-miss-douglas-adams/
- March 11, 1952
- Died
- May 11, 2001
18
Sources- 1.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-07-07
- 3.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2020-06-26
- 4.Stated in Swedish Film DatabaseRetrieved 2016-01-11
- 5.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.theguardian.com/uk/2001/may/13/books.booksnewsRetrieved 2017-10-28
- May 11, 2001
- Birthplace
- Cambridge
5
Sources- 1.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- 2.“Obituary: Douglas Adams”theguardian.com/news/2001/may/15/guardianobituaries.booksRetrieved 2013-12-07
- 3.“Hitch Hiker's Guide author Douglas Adams dies aged 49”telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1330072/Hitch-Hikers-Guide-author-Douglas-Adams-dies-aged-49.htmlRetrieved 2015-01-03
- 4.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2022-10-09
- 5.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-17
- Cambridge
- Place of death
- Santa Barbara
5
Sources- 1.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- 2.Stated in The New York Times“Douglas Adams, Author of 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,' Dies at 49”nytimes.com/books/01/05/13/daily/adams-obit.html
- 3.eskimo.com/~rkj/weekly/aa051701a.htm
- 4.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMH912_Douglas_Adams_Highgate_East_Cemetery_London_UK
- 5.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2022-10-09
- Santa Barbara
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
2
Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2022-10-09
- 2.Stated in IdRefRetrieved 2022-10-09
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- playwright
- , screenwriter
2
Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2013-12-07
- 2.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2026-08-06
- , novelist(since 1979)
1
- +5 more
- Education
- Brentwood School(1959–1970)
1
- , St John's College(1971–1974)
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- 2.Stated in NNDB“Douglas Adams”Retrieved 2013-12-07
- Brentwood School(1959–1970)
- Employer
- British Broadcasting Corporation
1
- , The Digital Village(since 1996)
1
- British Broadcasting Corporation
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- Sex or gender
- male
3
Sources- 1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2022-10-09
- 2.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2022-10-09
- 3.Stated in IdRefRetrieved 2022-10-09
- male
- Manner of death
- natural causes
1
Sources- 1.“Obituary: Douglas Adams”theguardian.com/news/2001/may/15/guardianobituaries.booksRetrieved 2026-08-06
- natural causes
- Cause of death
- myocardial infarction
3
Sources- 1.Stated in HistoryOrb.com“Famous People - Douglas Adams”Retrieved 2013-12-07
- 2.“Obituary: Douglas Adams”theguardian.com/news/2001/may/15/guardianobituaries.booksRetrieved 2014-01-03
- 3.Stated in The Daily Telegraph“Hitch Hiker's Guide author Douglas Adams dies aged 49”telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1330072/Hitch-Hikers-Guide-author-Douglas-Adams-dies-aged-49.htmlRetrieved 2014-01-03
- myocardial infarction
- Place of burial
- Highgate Cemetery coordinates: 51.5665°N, 0.1454°W
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Highgate Cemetery“Who’s here”highgatecemetery.org/visit/whoRetrieved 2013-12-07
- Highgate Cemetery coordinates: 51.5665°N, 0.1454°W
- Father
- Christopher Douglas Adams
1
Sources- 1.Stated in NNDB“Douglas Adams”nndb.com/people/731/000023662/Retrieved 2026-08-06
- Christopher Douglas Adams
- Mother
- Janet Adams
1
Sources- 1.Stated in NNDB“Douglas Adams”nndb.com/people/731/000023662/Retrieved 2026-08-06
- Janet Adams
- Child
- Polly Adams
1
Sources- 1.Stated in NNDB“Douglas Adams”nndb.com/people/731/000023662/Retrieved 2026-08-06
- Polly Adams
- Website
- douglasadams.com language: English
- Instrument
- guitar
1
Sources- 1.“Douglas Adams's 60th birthday marked with liff, the universe and Pink Floyd”theguardian.com/books/2012/mar/06/douglas-adams-60th-birthday-party
- guitar
- Sibling
- Susan Adams kinship to subject: younger sister
1
- Susan Adams kinship to subject: younger sister
- Genre
- science fiction
1
Sources- 1.“Douglas Adams is still the king of comic science fiction”theguardian.com/books/2013/mar/11/douglas-adams-king-comic-science-fiction
- comedy
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Screenonline“Douglas Adams is still the king of comic science fiction”theguardian.com/books/2013/mar/11/douglas-adams-king-comic-science-fiction
- 2.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1233876/index.html
- satire
- science fiction
- Member of
- Footlights
1
Sources- 1.“Cambridge holds Towel Day in honour of Douglas Adams”cambridgeindependent.co.uk/whats-on/cambridge-honours-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-author-douglas-adams-9071978/
- Groucho Club
1
- Footlights
- Archives at
- St John's College Library described at url: sjcarchives.org.uk
1
Sources- 1.“Fonds AdamsDN - Papers of Douglas Noël Adams”Retrieved 2025-12-09
- St John's College Library described at url: sjcarchives.org.uk
- Erdős number
- 10(April 13, 2017)
- Pseudonym
- David Agnew statement is subject of: David Agnew
1
Sources- 1.“BBC One - Doctor Who (2005–2022)”bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/cityofdeath/detail.shtmlRetrieved 2025-12-09
- David Agnew statement is subject of: David Agnew
- Short name
- Douglas Adams
- Awards
- Inkpot Award(1983)
1
- Ditmar Award for Best International Fiction(1980) for work: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Black Gate“The Golden Age of Science Fiction: The Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams”blackgate.com/2019/10/25/the-golden-age-of-science-fiction-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-by-douglas-adams-2/
- Inkpot Award(1983)
- Birth name
- Douglas Noël Adams
2
Sources- 1.“Obituary: Douglas Adams”theguardian.com/news/2001/may/15/guardianobituaries.booksRetrieved 2013-12-07
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2022-10-09
- Douglas Noël Adams
- Name in native language
- Douglas Adams
1
- Douglas Adams
- Religion or worldview
- atheism
2
Sources- 1.“Douglas Adams and God. Portrait of a radical atheist”douglasadams.eu/douglas-adams-and-god-portrait-of-a-radical-atheist/Retrieved 2013-12-07
- 2.“Douglas Adams' Interview with American Atheists”nichirenbuddhist.org/Religion/Atheists/DouglasAdams/Interview-American-Atheists.htmlRetrieved 2013-12-07
- atheism
- Residence
- Cambridge(1952–1952)
- London(1952–1957)
- Brentwood(since 1957)
- Santa Barbara(until 2001) end cause: death of subject
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