John Carter

British musician
Person human Q1699561
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John Carter

Summary

John Carter is a human[1]. He was born in Birmingham[2]. He was born on October 20, 1942[3]. He worked as a singer[4], songwriter[5], and record producer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month, #7,226 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Carter was born in Birmingham[2].
  • John Carter was born on October 20, 1942[3].
  • John Carter was born on October 20, 1940[8].
  • John Carter held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • John Carter worked as a singer[4].
  • John Carter worked as a songwriter[5].
  • John Carter worked as a record producer[6].
  • John Carter is recorded as male[10].
  • John Carter's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John Carter's genre is popular music[12].
  • John Carter is part of Carter & Lewis[13].
  • John Carter's family name is recorded as Shakespeare[14].
  • John Carter's given name is recorded as John[15].
  • John Carter's given name is recorded as Nicholas[16].
  • John Carter's pseudonym is recorded as John Carter[17].
  • John Carter's instrument is recorded as voice[18].
  • John Carter's floruit is recorded as 1960[19].
  • John Carter's partner in business or sport is recorded as Ken Lewis[20].
  • John Carter's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • John Carter's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Nicholas Shakespeare'}[22].
  • John Carter's different from is recorded as John Carter[23].
  • John Carter's copyright representative is recorded as PRS for Music[24].

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[25]

  • Country: GB[26]

  • Began / founded: 1942-10-20[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 23f404cd-408d-475a-aaa0-25f7be6d4dbe[28]

Body

Origins and Family

John Carter's place of birth was Birmingham[2]. Recorded date of birth include October 20, 1942[3] and October 20, 1940[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], songwriter[5], and record producer[6].

Why It Matters

John Carter ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month, #7,226 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was John Carter born?

John Carter's place of birth was Birmingham[2].

What did John Carter do for work?

John Carter worked as singer[4], songwriter[5], and record producer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . ACE Repertory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · ~2026-31333-29 · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description British musician
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  2. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument voice
    Genre
    Citizenship
    Place of birth Birmingham
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