John Cooper Clarke

Summary

John Cooper Clarke is a human^[1]. Born in Salford^[2], he… he was born on January 25, 1949^[3]. He worked as a poet^[4], writer^[5], singer^[6], and musician^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,284 views/month, #6,298 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• John Cooper Clarke was born in Salford^[2].
• John Cooper Clarke was born on January 25, 1949^[3].
• John Cooper Clarke held citizenship in United Kingdom^[9].
• John Cooper Clarke's professions included poet^[4].
• John Cooper Clarke worked as a writer^[5].
• John Cooper Clarke's professions included singer^[6].
• John Cooper Clarke worked as a musician^[7].
• A notable work attributed to John Cooper Clarke is I Wanna Be Yours^[10].
• A notable work attributed to John Cooper Clarke is Evidently Chickentown^[11].
• John Cooper Clarke is recorded as male^[12].
• John Cooper Clarke's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• John Cooper Clarke's genre is punk rock^[14].
• John Cooper Clarke's genre is performance art^[15].
• John Cooper Clarke's record label is recorded as Epic Records^[16].
• John Cooper Clarke's Commons category is recorded as John Cooper Clarke^[17].
• John Cooper Clarke's family name is recorded as Clarke^[18].
• John Cooper Clarke's given name is recorded as John^[19].
• John Cooper Clarke's official website is recorded as http://www.johncooperclarke.com^[20].
• John Cooper Clarke's instrument is recorded as voice^[21].
• John Cooper Clarke's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[22].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[23]

• Country: GB^[24]

• Began / founded: 1949-01-25^[25]

• Genre(s): new wave, poetry, post-punk, punk, spoken word^[26]

• Community tags: new wave, poet, poetry, post-punk, punk, rock and indie, spoken word^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: 7df6e6eb-8e3a-4402-a243-b5b01f0d9bec^[28]

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Origins and Family

John Cooper Clarke's place of birth was Salford^[2]. He was born on January 25, 1949^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[4], writer^[5], singer^[6], and musician^[7].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include I Wanna Be Yours^[10], a musical work/composition^[29] and Evidently Chickentown^[11], a literary work^[30].

Why It Matters

John Cooper Clarke ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,284 views/month, #6,298 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

FAQs

Where was John Cooper Clarke born?

Born in Salford^[2], John Cooper Clarke…

What did John Cooper Clarke do for work?

John Cooper Clarke worked as poet^[4], writer^[5], singer^[6], and musician^[7].