THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME

Agatha Christie

English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)

Agatha Christie has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists September 15, 1890 in Ashfield.

Born

September 15, 1890

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: January 12, 1976

Birthplace
Ashfield, Torquay, United Kingdom
Professions
novelist, writer, crime fiction writer, autobiographer, poet, dramaturge, archaeologist, screenwriter, playwright, nurse, prose writer
Citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: September 15, 1890 (Proleksis Encyclopedia; Internet Speculative Fiction Database; Le Delarge; GeneaStar; Babelio; BeWeB; Great Norwegian Encyclopedia; filmportal.de; Nationalencyklopedin; FemBio database; BnF authorities; Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; Find a Grave; Internet Broadway Database; NooSFere; The Fine Art Archive Db; Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature; SNAC; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; Integrated Authority File; Olomouc City Library regional database; Munzinger Personen; The Peerage; Roglo) or in 1891 (A historical dictionary of British women) or in 1890 (Czech National Authority Database).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

More about Agatha Christie

Birth name
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller
Pseudonyms
Mary Westmacott

Family

Spouse
Max Mallowan
Child
Rosalind Hicks

Official links & social profiles

All birth date sources

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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was Agatha Christie born?

Agatha Christie was born in Ashfield; Torquay, United Kingdom.

What was Agatha Christie’s name at birth?

Agatha Christie’s recorded birth name is Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller.

When did Agatha Christie die?

Agatha Christie died on January 12, 1976.