Alan Rankine

Scottish keyboard and guitar player, record producer
Person human Q15496981
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Alan Rankine

Summary

Alan Rankine is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bridge of Allan[2]. He was born on May 17, 1958[3]. He died on January 3, 2023[4]. He worked as a guitarist[5], songwriter[6], and record producer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Alan Rankine's place of birth was Bridge of Allan[2].
  • Alan Rankine was born on May 17, 1958[3].
  • Alan Rankine was born on 1958[9].
  • Alan Rankine died on January 3, 2023[4].
  • Alan Rankine held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Alan Rankine's professions included guitarist[5].
  • Alan Rankine worked as a songwriter[6].
  • Alan Rankine's professions included record producer[7].
  • Alan Rankine was a member of The Associates[11].
  • Alan Rankine is recorded as male[12].
  • Alan Rankine's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Alan Rankine's genre is post-punk[14].
  • Alan Rankine's record label is recorded as Les Disques du Crépuscule[15].
  • Alan Rankine's family name is recorded as Rankine[16].
  • Alan Rankine's given name is recorded as Alan[17].
  • Alan Rankine's instrument is recorded as guitar[18].
  • Alan Rankine's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: GB[21]

  • Began / founded: 1958-05-17[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2023-01-03[23]

  • Genre(s): new wave, synth-pop[24]

  • Community tags: new wave, synth-pop[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9e8a2828-33ac-4622-9041-dfef405c28f4[26]

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Origins and Family

Alan Rankine's place of birth was Bridge of Allan[2]. Recorded date of birth include May 17, 1958[3] and 1958[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist[5], songwriter[6], and record producer[7].

Death and Burial

Alan Rankine died on January 3, 2023[4].

Why It Matters

Alan Rankine ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Alan Rankine born?

Alan Rankine was born in Bridge of Allan[2].

What did Alan Rankine do for work?

Alan Rankine worked as guitarist[5], songwriter[6], and record producer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . news.stv.tv. news.stv.tv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
    Occupation guitarist, songwriter, record producer
    Muziekweb performer id M00000040635
    Date of death +2023-01-03T00:00:00Z
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