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John Tomlinson

British opera singer (born 1946)
Person human Q1357458

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
September 22, 1946
Place of birth
Accrington
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
opera singer, performing artist, politician, singer
Position held
substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Educated at
Royal Northern College of Music, Accrington Academy[8][9]
Award received
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal, honorary doctor of the Royal College of Music, Knight Bachelor, Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Singer)[10][11][12][13][14]
Official website
johntomlinson.org[23]
Student of
Otakar Kraus[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Described by source
BEIC Digital Library[27]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[29]
Family name
Tomlinson[21]
Given name
John[22]
Instrument
voice, keyboard instrument[25][26]
P14636
11349
P14750
8EED-C6BC-7C45-B993-E2FE
Record label
Chandos Records, Erato Records, EMI Classics, Warner Classics[16][17][18][19]
Voice type
bass-baritone[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Tomlinson ar جون توملينسون el Τζων Τόμλινσον hu Tomlinson John ko 존 톰린슨 ko 존 톰린슨 경 ko 존 롤런드 톰린슨 ru Джон Томлинсон ru Томлинсон, Джон
🔖 Identifiers · 55
ISNI
0000000114505382
VIAF cluster ID
85479677
Library of Congress authority ID
n83070029
GND ID
123785855
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001732008
BBC Things ID
bc953aa1-8063-41cd-989e-8c77bbba6186
BMLO ID
t0515
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13922249x
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
tomlinson-john
CANTIC ID
981060722771506706
CONOR.SI ID
129999203
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10011985
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Companies House officer ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
123785855
Dezède person ID
42737
Discogs artist ID
853477
FAST ID
1851365
Film.ru person ID
john-tomlinson
Flanders Arts Institute person ID (former scheme)
1908810
Freebase ID
/m/01vslzn
GTAA ID
262234
Grammy Awards artist ID
john-tomlinson/7511
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
9512
Grove Music Online ID
41979
IMDb ID
nm0866849
IdRef ID
102548730
Kinobox person ID
1259549
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID
Suvereto
Libraries Australia ID
35373965
LyricsTranslate ID
john-tomlinson-lyrics.html
MYmovies person ID
33387
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
59326
MusicBrainz artist ID
d3321893-74cc-4bb5-9906-149b4125e01f
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000243746
NL CR AUT ID
xx0029243
NLA Trove people ID
930198
NUKAT ID
n2006093038
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007453902205171
National Library of Latvia ID
000100876
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BAiZ;=Bc
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810680335505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5116520
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp92583
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
108899764
OpenMLOL author ID
155966
OpenSanctions ID
John Tomlinson
Prabook ID
1314074
RERO ID (legacy)
A012312277
SBN author ID
MILV063877
SHARE Catalogue author ID
245142
SPAP ID
a/1aa54b8b-1a0d-4671-8ac7-f64fcc30e481
TMDB person ID
553651
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
9146
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/b1d0671e-896d-4b44-92f2-4b1831bd8781
🔗 Connections
Record label 4
Chandos Records, Erato Records, EMI Classics, Warner Classics
Award received 3
Knight Bachelor, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, honorary doctor of the Royal College of Music
Occupation 3
politician, opera singer, performing artist
Instrument 2
keyboard instrument, voice
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Described by source 1
BEIC Digital Library
Educated at 1
Royal Northern College of Music
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID 1
Suvereto
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
OpenSanctions ID 1
John Tomlinson
Place of birth 1
Accrington
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Otakar Kraus
Teachers 1
Otakar Kraus
Voice type 1
bass-baritone
← OpenSanctions ID 1
John Tomlinson
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Summary

John Tomlinson was born on September 22, 1946[1], in Accrington[2]. He has worked as an opera singer[3], performing artist[4], politician[5], and singer[6].

FAQs

Where was John Tomlinson born?

John Tomlinson's place of birth was Accrington[2].

What did John Tomlinson do for work?

John Tomlinson worked as an opera singer[3], performing artist[4], politician[5], and singer[6].

Where did John Tomlinson go to school?

John Tomlinson was educated at Royal Northern College of Music[8] and Accrington Academy[9].

What awards did John Tomlinson receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[10], Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal[11], honorary doctor of the Royal College of Music[12], and Knight Bachelor[13].

Related Entities

Suvereto United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . The London Gazette 54625. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . rcm.ac.uk. rcm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Royal Philharmonic Society Website. Retrieved . royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 8EED-C6BC-7C45-B993-E2FE
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  2. 16w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14636 → 11349
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → —
    Given name → John
    Place of birth → Accrington
    Student of → Otakar Kraus
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