Colin Greenwood

Bass player for rock band Radiohead.Bass player for Nick Cave and the Bad Seed.
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Colin Greenwood

Summary

Colin Greenwood is a human[1]. Born in Oxford[2], he… he was born on June 26, 1969[3]. He worked as a guitarist[4] and songwriter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,801 views/month, #6,616 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Colin Greenwood was born in Oxford[2].
  • Colin Greenwood was born on June 26, 1969[3].
  • Colin Greenwood was born on June 1969[7].
  • Colin Greenwood held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • English was Colin Greenwood's native language[9].
  • Colin Greenwood's professions included guitarist[4].
  • Colin Greenwood worked as a songwriter[5].
  • Colin Greenwood was educated at Peterhouse[10].
  • Colin Greenwood was educated at Abingdon School[11].
  • Colin Greenwood was a member of Radiohead[12].
  • Colin Greenwood is recorded as male[13].
  • Colin Greenwood's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Colin Greenwood's genre is alternative rock[15].
  • Colin Greenwood's genre is electronica[16].
  • Colin Greenwood's record label is recorded as XL Recordings[17].
  • Colin Greenwood's Commons category is recorded as Colin Greenwood[18].
  • Colin Greenwood's family name is recorded as Greenwood[19].
  • Colin Greenwood's given name is recorded as Colin[20].
  • Colin Greenwood's given name is recorded as Charles[21].
  • Colin Greenwood's official website is recorded as http://www.radiohead.com[22].
  • Colin Greenwood's instrument is recorded as guitar[23].
  • Colin Greenwood's instrument is recorded as bass guitar[24].
  • Colin Greenwood's instrument is recorded as bass[25].
  • Colin Greenwood's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Colin Greenwood's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Colin Charles Greenwood'}[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: 1969-06-26[30]

  • Genre(s): rock[31]

  • Community tags: british, english, rock, uk[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f23074f4-2c06-477a-bf1d-12fa66e087ee[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in Oxford[2], Colin Greenwood… Recorded date of birth include June 26, 1969[3] and June 1969[7]. English was his native language[9].

Education

Educated at Peterhouse[10], a college of the University of Cambridge[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1284[36] and Abingdon School[11], an independent school[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1256[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist[4] and songwriter[5].

Why It Matters

Colin Greenwood ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,801 views/month, #6,616 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Colin Greenwood born?

Born in Oxford[2], Colin Greenwood…

What did Colin Greenwood do for work?

Colin Greenwood worked as guitarist[4] and songwriter[5].

Where did Colin Greenwood go to school?

Colin Greenwood was educated at Peterhouse[10] and Abingdon School[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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