David Lee Roth

American singer
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Summary

David Lee Roth was born on October 10, 1954[1], in Bloomington[2]. He has worked as a singer[3], radio personality[4], songwriter[5], recording artist[6], and rock singer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.23% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,476 views/month, #2,319 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Ethnic group: Jewish people[10]
  • Occupation: rock musician[11], musician[12]
  • Educated at: Pasadena City College[13], The Webb Schools[14], John Muir High School[15]
  • Member of: Van Halen[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Genre: rock music[18], hard rock[19]
  • Record label: Warner Bros. Records[20]
  • Discography: David Lee Roth discography[21]
  • Commons category: David Lee Roth[22]
  • Voice type: tenor[23]
  • Unmarried partner: Sônia Braga[24], Apollonia Kotero[25]
  • Family name: Roth[26]
  • Given name: David[27], Lee[28]
  • Official website: https://davidleeroth.com/[29]
  • Topic's main category: Category:David Lee Roth[30]
  • Instrument: voice[31]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[32]
  • Topic has template: Template:David Lee Roth[33]
  • Nickname: David "Mano de Buitre Leonado" Roth[34]
  • Name in native language: David Lee Roth[35]
  • Start of work period: 1974[36]

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[37]

  • Country: US[38]

  • Began / founded: 1954-10-10[39]

  • Genre(s): hard rock, rock[40]

  • Community tags: hard rock, rock[41]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 802d37d5-0aaa-492e-b366-99f75e5a196f[42]

Why It Matters

David Lee Roth has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

He has been cited as an influence by Skid Row[45], a musical group[46], founded in 1986[47].

FAQs

Where was David Lee Roth born?

David Lee Roth was born in Bloomington[2].

What did David Lee Roth do for work?

David Lee Roth worked as a singer[3], radio personality[4], songwriter[5], recording artist[6], and rock singer[7].

Where did David Lee Roth go to school?

David Lee Roth was educated at Pasadena City College[13], The Webb Schools[14], and John Muir High School[15].

Who did David Lee Roth influence?

David Lee Roth has been cited as an influence by Skid Row[45].

References

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

  1. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    X (twitter) username → DavidLeeRoth, davidleeroth
    Facebook username → DavidLeeRoth, davidleeroth
    Youtube handle → TheRothShow
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  2. 4w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Youtube channel id → UCu-MoGucP8tKTgiW4eoQ_Zw
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  3. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 327360
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  4. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nickname → David "Mano de Buitre Leonado" Roth
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  5. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0354097-Roth-David-Lee-1955
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  6. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer, radio personality, songwriter +4
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  7. 21w ago · Rosenborg BK Fan · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Unmarried partner: Sônia Braga"
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