Billy Rankin

Scottish guitarist
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Billy Rankin

Summary

Billy Rankin is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kirkintilloch[2]. He was born on April 25, 1959[3]. He worked as a guitarist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month, #7,214 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Billy Rankin's place of birth was Kirkintilloch[2].
  • Billy Rankin was born on April 25, 1959[3].
  • Billy Rankin held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Billy Rankin worked as a guitarist[4].
  • Billy Rankin is recorded as male[7].
  • Billy Rankin's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Billy Rankin's genre is hard rock[9].
  • Billy Rankin's Commons category is recorded as Billy Rankin[10].
  • Billy Rankin's family name is recorded as Rankin[11].
  • Billy Rankin's given name is recorded as Billy[12].
  • Billy Rankin's instrument is recorded as guitar[13].
  • Billy Rankin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[14].

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[15]

  • Country: GB[16]

  • Began / founded: 1959-04-25[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2d638c98-5c7b-482e-bae4-f770f9f2076b[18]

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Origins and Family

Billy Rankin was born in Kirkintilloch[2]. He was born on April 25, 1959[3].

Career and Affiliations

Billy Rankin's professions included guitarist[4].

Why It Matters

Billy Rankin ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month, #7,214 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was Billy Rankin born?

Billy Rankin's place of birth was Kirkintilloch[2].

What did Billy Rankin do for work?

Billy Rankin worked as guitarist[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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