Cultural Data

The Wolfram Language has built-in access to extensive cultural data in computable form. Free-form linguistics provide a convenient mechanism for accessing all available data; more common categories also have specific associated Wolfram Language functions.

() — request data using free-form linguistics

EntityValue — general access to values of properties for all types of entities

Movies & Television

MovieData — extensive data on feature films

BroadcastStationData — data on all licensed US broadcast stations

Music

Accessible via free-form linguistics and EntityValue:

"MusicAct"  ▪  "MusicAlbum"  ▪  "MusicWork"  ▪  "MusicalInstrument"

Publications

ExampleData — full text of notable sample books and documents

Accessible via free-form linguistics and EntityValue:

"Periodical"

Art & Architecture

BuildingData — data on notable buildings and structures

Accessible via free-form linguistics and EntityValue:

"HistoricalSite"

Languages, Words & Characters

LanguageData — data on the world's languages

WordData — data on English words

WordTranslation  ▪  Transliterate

WordFrequencyData — current and historical word frequency data

Religion & Mythology

Accessible via free-form linguistics and EntityValue:

"Religion"  ▪  "Mythology"

People, Names & Fictional Characters

PersonData — data on current and historical figures

Accessible via free-form linguistics and EntityValue:

"GivenName"  ▪  "Surname"  ▪  "FictionalCharacter"

WikipediaData  ▪  WebSearch  ▪  WebImageSearch