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This is a list of people who have been quoted as having used the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. ==Famous people quoted as having read Wikipedia== ;Todd Bentley — Revivalist preacher and faith healer : On June 25, 2012, in the broadcast of his Florida revival, Todd stated, "Have you SEEN what they say about me? I can't even Google my name, the only people who aren't spreading slander is wikipedia!" ; Stephen Colbert — American comedian, host of ''The Colbert Report'' : *On the March 1, 2006, episode of ''The Colbert Report'' (Comedy Central), Arianna Huffington challenged Stephen Colbert on his claim that he had invented the word truthiness. During the interview, Colbert declared, "I'm not a truthiness fanatic; I'm truthiness's father." Huffington corrected him, citing Wikipedia, that he had merely "popularized" the term. Of her source, Colbert responded: "Fuck them." This suggests he has at least visited Wikipedia to the extent that he is familiar with it. : *On May 9, 2006, ''The Colbert Report'' implicitly criticized the veracity of Wikipedia during his segment, The Wørd, in which Colbert's nightly monologue is accompanied by humorous bullet points on-screen. :: Colbert: "Who the hell does Sigmund Freud think he is?!" ''(bullet point: Carl Jung?)'' :: Colbert: "I, for one, had no idea who he is, so I did a thorough study. Read the entire Wikipedia entry." ''(bullet point: Even the Accurate Parts.)'' : *He also coined the term 'wikiality' to refer to something that is true and part of reality because it is posted on a Wikipedia article, and encouraged fans to vandalize wikipedia pages such as elephant to spread misinformation. He also edited George Washington live, on-air, but it was quickly reverted. ; Roger Ebert — Acclaimed American movie reviewer and film festival organizer. : Ebert has used Wikipedia as a reference in his reviews.〔http://www.google.com/search?q=+site%3Arogerebert.suntimes.com+Wikipedia〕 ; Bill Gates — Founder of Microsoft : In ''PRWeek'', Jimmy Wales commented "I saw Bill Gates at a party the other night, and we both laughed about how much of a big deal the media's making out of something that's really nothing." (in regards to a Microsoft employee proposing to pay a blogger to edit on their behalf.) ; Arianna Huffington — American Liberal blogger and personality : On the March 1, 2006, episode of ''The Colbert Report'' (Comedy Central), Arianna Huffington challenged Stephen Colbert on his claim that he had invented the word truthiness. During the interview, Colbert declared, "I'm not a truthiness fanatic; I'm truthiness's father." Huffington corrected him, citing Wikipedia, that he had merely "popularized" the term. Of her source, Colbert responded: "Fuck them." ; Nick Holmes — singer of Paradise Lost : "I found this song title whilst scouring Wikipedia for album titles." – on the song ''Praise Lamented Shade'' 〔(In Requiem – Track by Track – Paradise Lost Official Website )〕 ; Brian Lamb — Founder of the C-SPAN television network. : Lamb mentioned his usage in an interview on Q&A with Jimmy Wales. ; Leo Laporte — American tech writer and television personality. : Laporte discussed his usage on ''Call for Help'' episode 282, before interviewing contributor Nicholas Moreau. Also has talked about it on the ''This Week in Tech'' podcast.〔()〕 ; Mike Lazazzera — ''Call for Help'' and ''commandN'' on-screen personality. : He said he has "issues" with Wikipedia, in a podcast of commandN. ; Amber MacArthur — Canadian tech writer and television personality. : MacArthur discussed her usage on ''Call for Help'' episode 282, before an interview with contributor Nicholas Moreau.〔 ; Ian McKellen — British actor : Commented on how dated he felt his article was, in ''Empire'' magazine. (See Wikipedia Signpost: Ian and Empire) ;Randy Newman — musician : In an interview on the Colbert Report, said he uses Wikipedia to research America ; David Onley — Canadian writer, host of CP24 program ''Home Page'' : Mentioned his usage on television, during an interview with contributor Nicholas Moreau. ;Katy Perry — American singer :Referred to Wikipedia browsing West Coast artists before selecting Snoop Dogg as a featured artist for her 2010 hit single, California Gurls.〔http://www.metro.co.uk/music/833354-katy-perry-used-wikipedia-to-find-snoop-dogg-for-california-gurls-duet〕 ; Robert Scoble — American blogger, technical evangelist, and author. : Recommended to an interviewer that readers visit his bio in Wikipedia for a background on him. ; Chad "Corntassel" Smith — Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation : Sent a letter of his support to the Wolf Mountain Group, mentioning his support of the Cherokee Wikipedia. ; Neil deGrasse Tyson — Science populist :On numerous occasions, has mentioned editing his own biography to change the nomenclature of his religious views from atheist to agnostic.〔 *http://www.thehumanist.org/humanist/09_sept_oct/Tyson.html *http://anamericanatheist.org/interviews/interview-with-neil-degrasse-tyson/ *http://www.pointofinquiry.org/neil_degrasse_tyson_communicating_science/ *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzSMC5rWvos]〕 ;Jana Wendt — Australian television journalist :Referred to Wikipedia when speaking against the use of botox: "It's an age-old pursuit of humankind to look for the elixir of youth but on even a cursory reading of Wikipedia on the side effects of Botox, it doesn't hold much appeal." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of people who have been quoted as having used Wikipedia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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