Andrew Ranken

English drummer (1953–2026)
Person human Q506826
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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 (373 views/month, #7,233 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea[2].
  • 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].

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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[18] 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 (373 views/month, #7,233 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

FAQs

Where was Andrew Ranken born?

Born in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea[2].

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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . 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. [19] ↑ . 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. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 8B02-5D42-EC8B-D6AE-287F
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46460|batch #46460]]: HAND ID (6)"
  2. 21w 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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