Armin van Buuren

Summary

Armin van Buuren is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Leiden^[2]. He was born on December 25, 1976^[3]. He worked as a record producer^[4], club DJ^[5], disc jockey^[6], composer^[7], and lawyer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,072 views/month, #6,566 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Armin van Buuren was born in Leiden^[2].
• Armin van Buuren was born on December 25, 1976^[3].
• Armin van Buuren was married to Erika van Thiel^[10].
• Armin van Buuren held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[11].
• Armin van Buuren worked as a record producer^[4].
• Armin van Buuren's professions included club DJ^[5].
• Armin van Buuren worked as a disc jockey^[6].
• Armin van Buuren's professions included composer^[7].
• Armin van Buuren worked as a lawyer^[8].
• Armin van Buuren worked as a radio personality^[12].
• Armin van Buuren was educated at Leiden University^[13].
• Armin van Buuren's education included a stint at Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden^[14].
• Armin van Buuren received the Golden Harp^[15].
• Armin van Buuren received the Popprijs^[16].
• Armin van Buuren received the International Dance Music Awards^[17].
• Armin van Buuren received the Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau^[18].
• Armin van Buuren was a member of Gaia^[19].
• Armin van Buuren is recorded as male^[20].
• Armin van Buuren's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Armin van Buuren's genre is trance^[22].
• Armin van Buuren's genre is psychedelic trance^[23].
• Armin van Buuren's genre is vocal trance^[24].
• Armin van Buuren's genre is progressive house^[25].
• Armin van Buuren's genre is electro house^[26].
• Armin van Buuren's genre is uplifting trance^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NL^[29]

• Began / founded: 1976-12-25^[30]

• Genre(s): afro house, dance, dance-pop, drum and bass, edm, electro house, electronic, electronica, melodic house, melodic techno, melodic trance, pop, progressive house, progressive trance, psytrance, tech trance, techno, trance, vocal trance^[31]

• Community tags: afro house, dance, dance-pop, dj tools, drum and bass, edm, electro house, electronic, electronica, hardcore, melodic house, melodic techno, melodic trance, pop, progressive house, progressive trance, psytrance, serenity, tech trance, techno, trance, uplifting trance, vocal trance^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 477b8c0c-c5fc-4ad2-b5b2-191f0bf2a9df^[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in Leiden^[2], Armin van Buuren… he was born on December 25, 1976^[3].

Education

Educated at Leiden University^[13], a university^[34], in Netherlands^[35], founded in 1575^[36], headquartered in Leiden^[37] and Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden^[14], a Gymnasium^[38], in Netherlands^[39], founded in 1323^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include record producer^[4], club DJ^[5], disc jockey^[6], composer^[7], lawyer^[8], and radio personality^[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Golden Harp^[15], a music award^[41], in Netherlands^[42], founded in 1962^[43]; Popprijs^[16], an award^[44], in Netherlands^[45], founded in 1985^[46]; International Dance Music Awards^[17], a music award^[47], in United States^[48]; and Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau^[18], a grade of an order^[49], in Netherlands^[50], founded in 1892^[51].

Personal Life

Armin van Buuren was married to Erika van Thiel^[10].

Why It Matters

Armin van Buuren ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,072 views/month, #6,566 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] He is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

FAQs

Where was Armin van Buuren born?

Armin van Buuren was born in Leiden^[2].

Who was Armin van Buuren married to?

Armin van Buuren's spouses include Erika van Thiel^[10].

What did Armin van Buuren do for work?

Armin van Buuren worked as record producer^[4], club DJ^[5], disc jockey^[6], composer^[7], and lawyer^[8].

Where did Armin van Buuren go to school?

Armin van Buuren was educated at Leiden University^[13] and Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden^[14].

What awards did Armin van Buuren receive?

Honors received include Golden Harp^[15], Popprijs^[16], International Dance Music Awards^[17], and Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau^[18].