Dan the Automator

American music producer
Person human Q2254458
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Dan the Automator

Summary

Dan the Automator is a human[1]. Born in San Francisco[2], he… he was born on September 9, 1967[3]. He worked as a DJ producer[4], record producer[5], and composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,632 views/month, #6,864 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Dan the Automator's place of birth was San Francisco[2].
  • Dan the Automator was born on September 9, 1967[3].
  • Dan the Automator held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Dan the Automator worked as a DJ producer[4].
  • Dan the Automator worked as a record producer[5].
  • Dan the Automator worked as a composer[6].
  • Dan the Automator's education included a stint at San Francisco State University[9].
  • Dan the Automator's education included a stint at Lick-Wilmerding High School[10].
  • Dan the Automator is recorded as male[11].
  • Dan the Automator's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Dan the Automator's genre is hip-hop[13].
  • Dan the Automator's Commons category is recorded as Dan the Automator[14].
  • Dan the Automator's family name is recorded as Nakamura[15].
  • Dan the Automator's given name is recorded as Dan[16].
  • Dan the Automator's instrument is recorded as synthesizer[17].
  • Dan the Automator's start of work period is recorded as 1986[18].
  • Dan the Automator's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+20281'}[19].
  • Dan the Automator's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+20104'}[20].
  • Dan the Automator's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+20533'}[21].
  • Dan the Automator's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+20133'}[22].
  • Dan the Automator's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5000'}[23].
  • Dan the Automator's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5760'}[24].
  • Dan the Automator's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+6370'}[25].
  • Dan the Automator's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7060'}[26].

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[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1967-09-09[29]

  • Genre(s): hip hop[30]

  • Community tags: acid rap, american, hip hop, hip-hop, space rap, trip-hop[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 33945eeb-e2d2-4257-a199-661cbadcf8af[32]

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Origins and Family

Dan the Automator was born in San Francisco[2]. He was born on September 9, 1967[3].

Education

Educated at San Francisco State University[9], a university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1899[35] and Lick-Wilmerding High School[10], a high school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1874[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include DJ producer[4], record producer[5], and composer[6].

Why It Matters

Dan the Automator ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,632 views/month, #6,864 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Dan the Automator born?

Dan the Automator's place of birth was San Francisco[2].

What did Dan the Automator do for work?

Dan the Automator worked as DJ producer[4], record producer[5], and composer[6].

Where did Dan the Automator go to school?

Dan the Automator was educated at San Francisco State University[9] and Lick-Wilmerding High School[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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