Joe Elliott

British musician
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Summary

Joe Elliott was born on August 1, 1959[1], in Sheffield[2]. He has worked as a singer[3], composer[4], musician[5], and singer-songwriter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,927 views/month, #6,278 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[8]
  • Native language: English[9]
  • Educated at: King Edward VII School[10]
  • Member of: Def Leppard[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Genre: hard rock[13], traditional heavy metal[14], glam metal[15]
  • Record label: Island Records[16]
  • Commons category: Joe Elliott[17]
  • Voice type: tenor[18]
  • Family name: Elliott[19]
  • Given name: Joseph Thomas[20]
  • Pseudonym: Zeff[21]
  • Instrument: bass[22], guitar[23], keyboard instrument[24], drum kit[25], voice[26]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[27]
  • Birth name: Joseph Thomas Elliott, Jr.[28]
  • Name in native language: Joe Elliott[29]
  • Start of work period: 1977[30]
  • Copyright representative: PRS for Music[31]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[32]

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[33]

  • Country: GB[34]

  • Began / founded: 1959-08-01[35]

  • Genre(s): hard rock, metal, rock[36]

  • Community tags: hard rock, metal, rock[37]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7bc12c8f-8022-4942-af94-a83c7cd8af55[38]

Why It Matters

Joe Elliott has Wikipedia articles in 21 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 Joe Elliott born?

Joe Elliott was born in Sheffield[2].

What did Joe Elliott do for work?

Joe Elliott worked as a singer[3], composer[4], musician[5], and singer-songwriter[6].

Where did Joe Elliott go to school?

Joe Elliott was educated at King Edward VII School[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → FD4E-872F-AB8E-5B7D-209B
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46380|batch #46380]]: HAND ID (3)"
  2. 12w ago · ~2026-40475-72 · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → hard rock, traditional heavy metal, glam metal
    Wikidata description → British musician
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Genre: glam metal"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer, composer, musician +1
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: musician, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258353|batch #258353]]"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer, composer, musician +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32117|batch #32117]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (30)"
  5. 21w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer, composer, musician +1
    Educated at → —
    Genre → —
    Educated at → King Edward VII School
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32150|batch #32150]]: P2949 Update Qualifiers"
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