John Steel

English drummer
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John Steel

Summary

John Steel is a human[1]. He was born in Gateshead[2]. He was born on February 4, 1941[3]. He worked as a musician[4] and drummer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (844 views/month, #6,975 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Gateshead[2], John Steel…
  • John Steel was born on February 4, 1941[3].
  • John Steel held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • John Steel's professions included musician[4].
  • John Steel's professions included drummer[5].
  • John Steel's education included a stint at Gateshead Grammar School[8].
  • John Steel was a member of The Animals[9].
  • John Steel is recorded as male[10].
  • John Steel's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John Steel's genre is rock and roll[12].
  • John Steel's Commons category is recorded as John Steel (drummer)[13].
  • John Steel's family name is recorded as Steel[14].
  • John Steel's given name is recorded as John[15].
  • John Steel's instrument is recorded as drum kit[16].

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[17]

  • Country: GB[18]

  • Began / founded: 1941-02-04[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 20f5967c-8b9e-4686-b2dc-e6cfcd163ee2[20]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Gateshead[2], John Steel… he was born on February 4, 1941[3].

Education

John Steel's education included a stint at Gateshead Grammar School[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[4] and drummer[5].

Why It Matters

John Steel ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (844 views/month, #6,975 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

FAQs

Where was John Steel born?

John Steel's place of birth was Gateshead[2].

What did John Steel do for work?

John Steel worked as musician[4] and drummer[5].

Where did John Steel go to school?

John Steel was educated at Gateshead Grammar School[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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