Wikiquote
Sourced quotations, disputed quotations and misattributed quotations
Quotations with context and attribution from Wikiquote.
Your information
The person to look up, for example Albert Einstein.
Maximum number of sourced quotes to return, for example 50.
Example results
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens ( November 30 , 1835 – April 21 , 1910 ), known as Mark Twain , was an American humorist, novelist, writer, and lecturer.
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Disputed quotes
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About the Wikiquote tool
Wikiquote returns sourced, disputed, and misattributed quotations for a person on English Wikiquote; provide the person's name.
Sourced quotations include a citation or identified work, but Wikiquote attribution is not independent verification.
Built from wikiquote.org. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.
Actions
Get quotes by person
1 creditGet sourced quotations, disputed quotations, and misattributed quotations for a person on English Wikiquote. Sourced quotes are included only when a citation or identified work appears on the page; Wikiquote attribution is not independent verification.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Personperson | Text | Required | The person to look up, for example Albert Einstein.Example: Mark Twain |
Max Resultsmax_results | Number | Optional | Maximum number of sourced quotes to return, for example 50.Example: 5 |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Namename | Text | Person name as on Wikiquote.Example: Mark Twain |
Page Linkpage_link | Text | Example: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mark_Twain |
Descriptiondescription | Text | One-line description of the person.Example: Samuel Langhorne Clemens ( November 30 , 1835 – April 21 , 1910 ), known as… |
Sourced Quotessourced_quotes | List | |
Yearsourced_quotes[].year | Number | Example: 1865 |
Quotesourced_quotes[].quote | Text | Example: I haven't a particle of confidence in a man who has no redeeming petty vices… |
Sourcesourced_quotes[].source | Text | Example: "Answers to Correspondents", The Californian , 17 June 1865. Anthologized in… |
Disputed Quotesdisputed_quotes | List | |
Notedisputed_quotes[].note | Text | Example: Quoted, without attribution, in The Ohio Educational Monthly , vol. 57, no. 3… |
Quotedisputed_quotes[].quote | Text | Example: Let us endeavor to live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will… |
Misattributed Quotesmisattributed_quotes | List | |
Notemisattributed_quotes[].note | Text | Example: Aphorism 146 from Jenseits von Gut und Böse ( Beyond Good and Evil ) an 1886… |
Quotemisattributed_quotes[].quote | Text | Example: The lack of money is the root of all evil. |
Example result
For Person: Mark Twain, Max Results: 5
{
"name": "Mark Twain",
"page_link": "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mark_Twain",
"description": "Samuel Langhorne Clemens ( November 30 , 1835 – April 21 , 1910 ), known as Mark Twain , was an American humorist, novelist, writer, and lecturer.",
"sourced_quotes": [
{
"year": 1865,
"quote": "I haven't a particle of confidence in a man who has no redeeming petty vices whatsoever.",
"source": "\"Answers to Correspondents\", The Californian , 17 June 1865. Anthologized in The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches (1867)"
}
],
"disputed_quotes": [
{
"note": "Quoted, without attribution, in The Ohio Educational Monthly , vol. 57, no. 3 (March, 1908), p. 121. Attributed to Twain in The South Side Times (October 6, 1922), p. 2",
"quote": "Let us endeavor to live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry."
}
],
"misattributed_quotes": [
{
"note": "While this quote does appear in Twain's posthumous The Refuge of the Derelicts (1905), it had previously been published elsewhere. The earliest citation found in Google Books is a 1872 article by Rich…",
"quote": "The lack of money is the root of all evil."
}
]
}For developers
Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
--fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"api": "@wikiquote",
"visibility": "public",
"operation": "get_quotes_by_person",
"version": 1,
"input": {
"person": "Mark Twain",
"max_results": 5
},
"response": {
"format": "json"
}
}'What you can do with it
- Research a person's sourced quotations and their cited works.
- Identify quotations marked as disputed.
- Check which quotations are listed as misattributed.
- Gather quotations about a person for editorial review.
Questions about Wikiquote
Can I run it with my own inputs?
Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.
Can I call this Wikiquote tool as an API?
Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.
How much does it cost?
Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.
Do I need a Wikiquote account?
No. You only need a Fous account.
How current is the data?
Fous gets the data from wikiquote.org when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.
What sourced quotations are listed for a person?
Get quotes by person returns sourced quotations and their sources when the page includes a citation or identified work.
Which quotations are marked as disputed?
Get quotes by person returns disputed quotations and their notes.
Which quotations are listed as misattributed?
Get quotes by person returns misattributed quotations and their notes.