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Jim Shapiro

American rock drummer
Person human Q14915668

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[6]
Date of birth
March 19, 1965
Country of citizenship
United States[3]
Occupation
drummer
Educated at
Latin School of Chicago[4]
Sibling
Nina Gordon[13]
Genre
alternative rock[7]
Family name
Shapiro[9]
Given name
Jim[10]
Instrument
guitar[11]
Member of
Veruca Salt[5]
Record label
Minty Fresh[8]
Start of work period
1993[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Gordon Shapiro
🔖 Identifiers · 7
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001217732
Discogs artist ID
541137
Europeana entity
agent/base/83851
Freebase ID
/m/01wq01t
MusicBrainz artist ID
3ec4dfe2-fba7-4053-88ec-13d489622c24
Prabook ID
2187361
Rate Your Music artist ID
jim_shapiro

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Summary

Jim Shapiro was born on March 19, 1965[1]. He has worked as a drummer[2].

FAQs

What did Jim Shapiro do for work?

Jim Shapiro worked as a drummer[2].

Where did Jim Shapiro go to school?

Jim Shapiro was educated at Latin School of Chicago[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Veruca Salt
    Sitelink count → 2
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'gl']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 19w ago · William Avery Bot bot · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Shapiro
    AllMusic artist ID → mn0001217732
    Imported from → —
    Discogs artist ID → 541137
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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