Bob Mould

American musician
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Summary

Bob Mould was born on October 16, 1960[1], in New York City[2]. He has worked as a guitarist[3], singer[4], blogger[5], songwriter[6], and singer-songwriter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,631 views/month, #5,576 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Occupation: record producer[10], playwright[11], disc jockey[12], composer[13], musician[14]
  • Educated at: Macalester College[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Sexual orientation: gay[17]
  • Genre: alternative rock[18], punk rock[19], post-hardcore[20], power pop[21], noise pop[22]
  • Record label: Warner Bros. Records[23], Creation Records[24], Rhino Entertainment Company[25], Rough Trade[26], Virgin Records[27], Warner Bros. Entertainment[28], Merge Records[29]
  • Commons category: Bob Mould[30]
  • Voice type: baritone[31]
  • Family name: Mould[32]
  • Given name: Bob[33]
  • Official website: http://www.bobmould.com[34]
  • Instrument: guitar[35], voice[36]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[37]
  • Start of work period: 1979[38]

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[39]

  • Country: US[40]

  • Began / founded: 1960-10-16[41]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, rock[42]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, queer, rock, rock and indie[43]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d7f5305a-15fc-4af4-a61b-f6f45510cc8f[44]

Why It Matters

Bob Mould has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Bob Mould born?

Bob Mould was born in New York City[2].

What did Bob Mould do for work?

Bob Mould worked as a guitarist[3], singer[4], blogger[5], songwriter[6], and singer-songwriter[7].

Where did Bob Mould go to school?

Bob Mould was educated at Macalester College[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'azb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', 'it', 'ja',
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Bob
    Family name → Mould
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