Alistair McGowan

British comedian
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Alistair McGowan

Summary

Alistair McGowan is a human[1]. Born in Evesham[2], he… he was born on November 24, 1964[3]. He worked as a comedian[4], actor[5], television actor[6], and entertainer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (828 views/month, #7,157 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Alistair McGowan's place of birth was Evesham[2].
  • Alistair McGowan was born on November 24, 1964[3].
  • Alistair McGowan held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Alistair McGowan worked as a comedian[4].
  • Alistair McGowan worked as an actor[5].
  • Alistair McGowan's professions included television actor[6].
  • Alistair McGowan's professions included entertainer[7].
  • Alistair McGowan was educated at University of Leeds[10].
  • Alistair McGowan's education included a stint at Guildhall School of Music and Drama[11].
  • Alistair McGowan is recorded as male[12].
  • Alistair McGowan's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Alistair McGowan's Commons category is recorded as Alistair McGowan[14].
  • Alistair McGowan's family name is recorded as McGowan[15].
  • Alistair McGowan's given name is recorded as Alistair[16].
  • Alistair McGowan's official website is recorded as http://www.alistairmcgowan.co.uk[17].
  • Alistair McGowan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].

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[19]

  • Country: GB[20]

  • Began / founded: 1964-11-24[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 886196c9-c9a0-4655-9195-7eae43a3fc46[22]

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Origins and Family

Alistair McGowan's place of birth was Evesham[2]. He was born on November 24, 1964[3].

Education

Educated at University of Leeds[10], a public research university[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1904[25], headquartered in Leeds[26] and Guildhall School of Music and Drama[11], a college of music[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1880[29], headquartered in London[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include comedian[4], actor[5], television actor[6], and entertainer[7].

Why It Matters

Alistair McGowan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (828 views/month, #7,157 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Alistair McGowan born?

Alistair McGowan was born in Evesham[2].

What did Alistair McGowan do for work?

Alistair McGowan worked as comedian[4], actor[5], television actor[6], and entertainer[7].

Where did Alistair McGowan go to school?

Alistair McGowan was educated at University of Leeds[10] and Guildhall School of Music and Drama[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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