Alison Brown

American banjo player, guitarist, composer, and producer
Person human Q2647211
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Alison Brown

Summary

Alison Brown is a human[1]. She was born in Hartford[2]. She was born on August 7, 1962[3]. She worked as a musician[4], banjoist[5], jazz guitarist[6], songwriter[7], and costume designer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (412 views/month, #7,176 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Alison Brown's place of birth was Hartford[2].
  • Alison Brown was born on August 7, 1962[3].
  • Alison Brown held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Alison Brown's professions included musician[4].
  • Alison Brown worked as a banjoist[5].
  • Alison Brown's professions included jazz guitarist[6].
  • Alison Brown worked as a songwriter[7].
  • Alison Brown's professions included costume designer[8].
  • Among Alison Brown's employers was Vanderbilt University[11].
  • Alison Brown was educated at Harvard University[12].
  • Alison Brown was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[13].
  • Alison Brown is recorded as female[14].
  • Alison Brown's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Alison Brown's genre is jazz[16].
  • Alison Brown's genre is bluegrass music[17].
  • Alison Brown's genre is country music[18].
  • Alison Brown's genre is blues[19].
  • Alison Brown's record label is recorded as Vanguard Records[20].
  • Alison Brown's discography is recorded as Alison Brown discography[21].
  • Alison Brown's Commons category is recorded as Alison Brown[22].
  • Alison Brown's family name is recorded as Brown[23].
  • Alison Brown's given name is recorded as Alison[24].
  • Alison Brown's official website is recorded as http://alisonbrown.com[25].
  • Alison Brown's instrument is recorded as banjo[26].
  • Alison Brown's instrument is recorded as guitar[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Hartford[2], Alison Brown… she was born on August 7, 1962[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and University of California, Los Angeles[13], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1919[34], headquartered in Los Angeles[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[4], banjoist[5], jazz guitarist[6], songwriter[7], and costume designer[8]. Among Alison Brown's employers was Vanderbilt University[11].

Why It Matters

Alison Brown ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (412 views/month, #7,176 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where was Alison Brown born?

Alison Brown's place of birth was Hartford[2].

What did Alison Brown do for work?

Alison Brown worked as musician[4], banjoist[5], jazz guitarist[6], songwriter[7], and costume designer[8].

Where did Alison Brown go to school?

Alison Brown was educated at Harvard University[12] and University of California, Los Angeles[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . blair.vanderbilt.edu. Retrieved . blair.vanderbilt.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. 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. 2d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation musician, banjoist, jazz guitarist +2
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  2. 6d ago · NeverDoING · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Record label Vanguard Records
    Grammy awards artist id alison-brown/10467
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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