John Collins

Australian musician, born 1970
Person human Q961079
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John Collins

Summary

John Collins is a human[1]. His place of birth was Australia[2]. He was born on April 27, 1971[3]. He worked as a guitarist[4] and songwriter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Collins was born in Australia[2].
  • John Collins was born on April 27, 1971[3].
  • John Collins held citizenship in Australia[7].
  • John Collins's professions included guitarist[4].
  • John Collins's professions included songwriter[5].
  • John Collins received the Member of the Order of Australia[8].
  • John Collins was a member of Powderfinger[9].
  • John Collins is recorded as male[10].
  • John Collins's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John Collins's genre is rock music[12].
  • John Collins's record label is recorded as Polydor[13].
  • John Collins's Commons category is recorded as John Collins (Australian musician)[14].
  • John Collins's family name is recorded as Collins[15].
  • John Collins's given name is recorded as John[16].
  • John Collins's given name is recorded as Andrew[17].
  • John Collins's instrument is recorded as guitar[18].
  • John Collins's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • John Collins's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Andrew Collins'}[20].
  • John Collins's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Collins'}[21].
  • John Collins's start of work period is recorded as 1989[22].
  • John Collins's copyright representative is recorded as APRA[23].

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[24]

  • Country: AU[25]

  • Began / founded: 1971-04-27[26]

  • Genre(s): rock[27]

  • Community tags: rock[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 55048915-c31d-4107-8bab-227f345d1c39[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Australia[2], John Collins… he was born on April 27, 1971[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist[4] and songwriter[5].

Recognition

John Collins received the Member of the Order of Australia[8].

Why It Matters

John Collins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was John Collins born?

John Collins was born in Australia[2].

What did John Collins do for work?

John Collins worked as guitarist[4] and songwriter[5].

What awards did John Collins receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of Australia[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . 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] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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