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Captain Sensible

British singer, guitarist and bassist
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Captain Sensible

Summary

Captain Sensible is a human[1]. His place of birth was Balham[2]. He was born on April 24, 1954[3]. He worked as a singer[4], guitarist[5], singer-songwriter[6], and musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,088 views/month, #6,784 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Captain Sensible's place of birth was Balham[2].
  • Captain Sensible was born on April 24, 1954[3].
  • Captain Sensible held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Captain Sensible's professions included singer[4].
  • Captain Sensible worked as a guitarist[5].
  • Captain Sensible worked as a singer-songwriter[6].
  • Captain Sensible's professions included musician[7].
  • Captain Sensible was a member of The Damned[10].
  • Captain Sensible was a member of The Sensible Gray Cells[11].
  • Captain Sensible is recorded as male[12].
  • Captain Sensible's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Captain Sensible's genre is punk rock[14].
  • Captain Sensible's genre is indie pop[15].
  • Captain Sensible's discography is recorded as Captain Sensible discography[16].
  • Captain Sensible's Commons category is recorded as Captain Sensible[17].
  • Captain Sensible's family name is recorded as Burns[18].
  • Captain Sensible's given name is recorded as Raymond[19].
  • Captain Sensible's pseudonym is recorded as Captain Sensible[20].
  • Captain Sensible's instrument is recorded as bass guitar[21].
  • Captain Sensible's instrument is recorded as guitar[22].
  • Captain Sensible's instrument is recorded as voice[23].
  • Captain Sensible's described by source is recorded as Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum biographical files[24].
  • Captain Sensible's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Captain Sensible's birth name is recorded as Raymond Ian Burns[26].
  • Captain Sensible's start of work period is recorded as 1976[27].

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[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1954-04-24[30]

  • Genre(s): new wave, rock[31]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, british, classic pop and rock, english, new wave, rock[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c5b9c6e1-3aa2-4ff5-a89a-d4e86b09fcdf[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Captain Sensible's place of birth was Balham[2]. He was born on April 24, 1954[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], guitarist[5], singer-songwriter[6], and musician[7].

Why It Matters

Captain Sensible ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,088 views/month, #6,784 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Captain Sensible born?

Born in Balham[2], Captain Sensible…

What did Captain Sensible do for work?

Captain Sensible worked as singer[4], guitarist[5], singer-songwriter[6], and musician[7].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

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. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. 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. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv maze person id → 196281
    P14750 → C297-518A-1486-D714-EC0C
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P11449]]: 196281, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270242|batch #270242]]"
  2. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 57539
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||ko */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42334|batch #42334]]"
  3. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Citizenship → —
    Start of work period → +1976-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Given name → Raymond
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31699|batch #31699]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (1)"
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