John Ashton

British musician, songwriter and record producer
Person human Q6219598
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John Ashton

Summary

John Ashton is a human[1]. He was born in Forest Gate[2]. He was born on November 30, 1957[3]. He worked as a guitarist[4], record producer[5], and composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Ashton was born in Forest Gate[2].
  • John Ashton was born on November 30, 1957[3].
  • John Ashton held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • John Ashton's professions included guitarist[4].
  • John Ashton worked as a record producer[5].
  • John Ashton's professions included composer[6].
  • John Ashton's education included a stint at Lutterworth College[9].
  • John Ashton is recorded as male[10].
  • John Ashton's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John Ashton's genre is post-punk[12].
  • John Ashton's family name is recorded as Ashton[13].
  • John Ashton's given name is recorded as John[14].
  • John Ashton's instrument is recorded as guitar[15].
  • John Ashton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].
  • John Ashton's start of work period is recorded as 1977[17].

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[18]

  • Country: GB[19]

  • Began / founded: 1957-11-30[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e757023b-82fb-4974-95eb-5d57ebbca659[21]

Body

Origins and Family

John Ashton was born in Forest Gate[2]. He was born on November 30, 1957[3].

Education

John Ashton was educated at Lutterworth College[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist[4], record producer[5], and composer[6].

Why It Matters

John Ashton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was John Ashton born?

John Ashton was born in Forest Gate[2].

What did John Ashton do for work?

John Ashton worked as guitarist[4], record producer[5], and composer[6].

Where did John Ashton go to school?

John Ashton was educated at Lutterworth College[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Educated at → Lutterworth College
    Freebase id → /m/0bk4ry
    Secondhandsongs artist id → 11571
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