Brian Priestley

British musician
Person human Q912956
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Brian Priestley

Summary

Brian Priestley is a human[1]. His place of birth was Manchester[2]. He was born on July 10, 1940[3]. He worked as a pianist[4], author[5], jazz musician[6], and music journalist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Manchester[2], Brian Priestley…
  • Brian Priestley was born on July 10, 1940[3].
  • Brian Priestley was born on July 10, 1946[9].
  • Brian Priestley held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Brian Priestley worked as a pianist[4].
  • Brian Priestley's professions included author[5].
  • Brian Priestley worked as a jazz musician[6].
  • Brian Priestley worked as a music journalist[7].
  • Brian Priestley's field of work was jazz[11].
  • Brian Priestley is recorded as male[12].
  • Brian Priestley's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Brian Priestley's genre is jazz[14].
  • Brian Priestley's Commons category is recorded as Brian Priestley[15].
  • Brian Priestley's family name is recorded as Q21487785[16].
  • Brian Priestley's given name is recorded as Brian[17].
  • Brian Priestley's instrument is recorded as piano[18].
  • Brian Priestley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].

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[20]

  • Country: GB[21]

  • Began / founded: 1940-07-10[22]

  • Genre(s): jazz[23]

  • Community tags: jazz[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c12313ea-056c-4fe7-b2b2-1f4bc4404c2b[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Brian Priestley's place of birth was Manchester[2]. Recorded date of birth include July 10, 1940[3] and July 10, 1946[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[4], author[5], jazz musician[6], and music journalist[7]. Brian Priestley's field of work was jazz[11].

Why It Matters

Brian Priestley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Brian Priestley born?

Born in Manchester[2], Brian Priestley…

What did Brian Priestley do for work?

Brian Priestley worked as pianist[4], author[5], jazz musician[6], and music journalist[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Given name Brian
    Family name Q21487785
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32154|batch #32154]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (36)"
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