Steven Pruitt

"Ser Amantio di Nicolao" redirects here. For the opera character, see Ser Amantio di Nicolao (Gianni Schicchi). For his Wikipedia user page, see User:Ser Amantio di Nicolao.

Steven Pruitt
Steven Pruitt in 2022. He is a middle-aged man with dark blond hair wearing an orange collar shirt.
Pruitt in 2022
Born (1984-04-17) April 17, 1984 (age 40)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Alma materCollege of William & Mary (BA)
Years active2004–present
Known forMost edits on English Wikipedia
RelativesPeter Francisco (6th great-grandfather)[1]
HonorsTime's "The 25 Most Influential People on the Internet" (2017)

Steven Pruitt (/ˈpruːɪt/ ⓘ PROO-it; born April 17, 1984) is an American Wikipedia editor and administrator with the largest number of edits made to English Wikipedia, at over 5 million, having made at least one edit to one-third of all articles in the edition. Pruitt first began editing ]Wikipedia in 2004.[2][3][1] He has also created more than 33,000 Wikipedia articles.[3] Pruitt was named as one of the 25 most important influencers on the Internet by Time magazine in 2017.[4]

Pruitt edits under the pseudonym Ser Amantio di Nicolao, which is a reference to a minor character in Giacomo Puccini's 1918 opera Gianni Schicchi.[5] He has stated that he aims to fight gender bias on Wikipedia, promoting the inclusion of women via the Women in Red project.[6]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference CBS News-2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Harrison, Stephen (January 15, 2021). "Wikipedia Is Basically a Massive RPG". Wired. Condé Nast. ISSN 1078-3148. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Time Magazine Named Steven Pruitt One of the Most Influential People on the Internet–Just For His Wikipedia Edits". Northern Virginia Magazine. November 24, 2021. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Meet the man behind a third of what's on Wikipedia - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. January 26, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Brown, Jennings (January 15, 2016). "Meet The World's Most Prolific Wikipedia Editor". Vocativ. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  6. ^ Malloy, Daniel (February 13, 2018). "This Prolific Nerd Is Shaping the Future of Wikipedia". OZY. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.