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Alex Ligertwood

Scottish singer, guitarist and drummer
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Alex Ligertwood

Summary

Alex Ligertwood is a human[1]. Born in Glasgow[2], he… he was born on December 18, 1946[3]. He worked as a guitarist[4], percussionist[5], singer[6], and musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.1% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,650 views/month, #1,048 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Alex Ligertwood was born in Glasgow[2].
  • Alex Ligertwood was born on December 18, 1946[3].
  • Alex Ligertwood held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Alex Ligertwood's professions included guitarist[4].
  • Alex Ligertwood's professions included percussionist[5].
  • Alex Ligertwood's professions included singer[6].
  • Alex Ligertwood worked as a musician[7].
  • Alex Ligertwood's field of work was music[10].
  • Alex Ligertwood is recorded as male[11].
  • Alex Ligertwood's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Alex Ligertwood's genre is rock music[13].
  • Alex Ligertwood's Commons category is recorded as Alex Ligertwood[14].
  • Alex Ligertwood's family name is recorded as Ligertwood[15].
  • Alex Ligertwood's given name is recorded as Alex[16].
  • Alex Ligertwood's instrument is recorded as guitar[17].
  • Alex Ligertwood's instrument is recorded as voice[18].
  • Alex Ligertwood's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Alex Ligertwood's start of work period is recorded as 1965[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: GB[22]

  • Began / founded: 1946-12-18[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2026-04-30[24]

  • Genre(s): rock[25]

  • Community tags: rock[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cde05af9-065c-455f-beb3-a7bde78c646b[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Alex Ligertwood was born in Glasgow[2]. He was born on December 18, 1946[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist[4], percussionist[5], singer[6], and musician[7]. Alex Ligertwood's field of work was music[10].

Why It Matters

Alex Ligertwood ranks in the top 0.1% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,650 views/month, #1,048 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Alex Ligertwood born?

Born in Glasgow[2], Alex Ligertwood…

What did Alex Ligertwood do for work?

Alex Ligertwood worked as guitarist[4], percussionist[5], singer[6], and musician[7].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · StarTrekker · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Q1190060
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q1190060]]"
  2. 24d ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period → +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Given name → Alex
    Work period start → —
    Occupation → guitarist, percussionist, singer +1
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P735]]: [[Q1558167]], Added with [[User:Bargioni/QuickNames|QuickNames]]"
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