Ian Paice

British rock drummer
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Summary

Ian Paice was born on June 29, 1948[1], in Nottingham[2]. He has worked as a rock drummer[3], songwriter[4], rock musician[5], and drummer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,127 views/month, #6,283 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[8]
  • Member of: Deep Purple[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Genre: hard rock[11], progressive rock[12], blues rock[13]
  • Commons category: Ian Paice[14]
  • Handedness: left-handedness[15]
  • Family name: Paice[16]
  • Given name: Ian[17], Anderson[18]
  • Instrument: drum kit[19], percussion instrument[20], violin[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[22]
  • Birth name: Ian Anderson Paice[23]
  • Name in native language: Ian Paice[24]
  • Start of work period: 1967[25]
  • P14750: EF79-A8E7-A0BF-F53B-04B5[26]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: GB[28]

  • Began / founded: 1948-06-29[29]

  • Genre(s): blues rock, hard rock, progressive rock, rock[30]

  • Community tags: blues rock, deep purple family, hard rock, progressive rock, rock[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 29c11f6b-df9f-454f-964e-75eedadb4a1e[32]

Why It Matters

Ian Paice has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Ian Paice born?

Ian Paice was born in Nottingham[2].

What did Ian Paice do for work?

Ian Paice worked as a rock drummer[3], songwriter[4], rock musician[5], and drummer[6].

References

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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.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → EF79-A8E7-A0BF-F53B-04B5
    Port person id → 218043
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  2. 16w ago · Lensbirdie · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Ian Paice (cropped).jpg, Ian Paice 2026 001.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Ian Paice 2026 001.jpg"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Nottingham
    Work period start → —
    Aliases → —
    Image last checked license → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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