David Fanning

British musician
Person human Q5233545
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David Fanning

Summary

David Fanning is a human[1]. He was born on March 5, 1955[2]. He worked as a musicologist[3] and pianist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • David Fanning was born on March 5, 1955[2].
  • David Fanning was born on 1955[6].
  • David Fanning held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • David Fanning worked as a musicologist[3].
  • David Fanning worked as a pianist[4].
  • Among David Fanning's employers was University of Manchester[8].
  • David Fanning is recorded as male[9].
  • David Fanning's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • David Fanning's family name is recorded as Fanning[11].
  • David Fanning's given name is recorded as David[12].
  • David Fanning's instrument is recorded as piano[13].
  • David Fanning's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[14].

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[15]

  • Country: GB[16]

  • Began / founded: 1955[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 70ebaeb5-5fe3-4c4c-8db9-c5ac268847a6[18]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include March 5, 1955[2] and 1955[6].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musicologist[3] and pianist[4]. Among David Fanning's employers was University of Manchester[8].

Why It Matters

David Fanning ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did David Fanning do for work?

David Fanning worked as musicologist[3] and pianist[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation musicologist, pianist
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
  2. 28d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth +1955-03-05T00:00:00Z, +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30090|batch #30090]]: import data from GND - part 29 (cf. https://w.wiki/Me9X)"
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