Andrew Ranken

English drummer (1953–2026)
Person human Q506826
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Andrew Ranken

Summary

Andrew Ranken is a human[1]. His place of birth was Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea[2]. He was born on November 13, 1953[3]. He died on February 10, 2026[4]. He worked as a drummer[5], musician[6], and percussionist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (241 views/month, #7,233 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea[2], Andrew Ranken…
  • Andrew Ranken was born on November 13, 1953[3].
  • Andrew Ranken died on February 10, 2026[4].
  • Andrew Ranken held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Andrew Ranken's professions included drummer[5].
  • Andrew Ranken's professions included musician[6].
  • Andrew Ranken worked as a percussionist[7].
  • Andrew Ranken's field of work was music[10].
  • Andrew Ranken's field of work was percussion performance[11].
  • Andrew Ranken is recorded as male[12].
  • Andrew Ranken's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Andrew Ranken's family name is recorded as Ranken[14].
  • Andrew Ranken's given name is recorded as Andrew[15].
  • Andrew Ranken's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].
  • Andrew Ranken's different from is recorded as Andrew Ranken[17].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[18]

  • Country: GB[19]

  • Began / founded: 1953-11-13[20]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2026-02-10[21]

  • Genre(s): rock[22]

  • Community tags: rock[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7f9b5c16-c1ae-4dbc-a4a7-7cb56ca69f31[24]

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Origins and Family

Andrew Ranken's place of birth was Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea[2]. He was born on November 13, 1953[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include drummer[5], musician[6], and percussionist[7]. Fields of work include music[10], a type of arts[25] and percussion performance[11].

Death and Burial

Andrew Ranken died on February 10, 2026[4].

Why It Matters

Andrew Ranken ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (241 views/month, #7,233 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

FAQs

Where was Andrew Ranken born?

Born in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea[2], Andrew Ranken…

What did Andrew Ranken do for work?

Andrew Ranken worked as drummer[5], musician[6], and percussionist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Andrew
    Field of work music, percussion performance
    Family name Ranken
    Country of citizenship United Kingdom
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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