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K. K. Downing

British guitarist
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Summary

K. K. Downing is a human[1]. Born in West Bromwich[2], he… he was born on October 27, 1951[3]. He worked as a guitarist[4] and songwriter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,619 views/month, #6,757 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • K. K. Downing's place of birth was West Bromwich[2].
  • K. K. Downing was born on October 27, 1951[3].
  • K. K. Downing held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • K. K. Downing's professions included guitarist[4].
  • K. K. Downing worked as a songwriter[5].
  • K. K. Downing was a member of Judas Priest[8].
  • K. K. Downing was a member of KK's Priest[9].
  • K. K. Downing is recorded as male[10].
  • K. K. Downing's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • K. K. Downing's genre is heavy metal music[12].
  • K. K. Downing's Commons category is recorded as K. K. Downing[13].
  • K. K. Downing's family name is recorded as Downing[14].
  • K. K. Downing's given name is recorded as Kenneth[15].
  • K. K. Downing's pseudonym is recorded as K. K. Downing[16].
  • K. K. Downing's official website is recorded as http://www.kkdowning.net/[17].
  • K. K. Downing's topic's main category is recorded as Category:K. K. Downing[18].
  • K. K. Downing's Commons gallery is recorded as K. K. Downing[19].
  • K. K. Downing's instrument is recorded as guitar[20].
  • K. K. Downing's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • K. K. Downing's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kenneth Downing Jr.'}[22].
  • K. K. Downing's start of work period is recorded as 1968[23].
  • K. K. Downing's P14750 is recorded as EA86-79E6-CA2B-7854-F7B2[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: 1951-10-27[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e6fbb8f7-9545-4f3f-b835-2fed39022f89[28]

Body

Origins and Family

K. K. Downing's place of birth was West Bromwich[2]. He was born on October 27, 1951[3].

Career and Affiliations

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

Works and Contributions

Things named for K. K. Downing include KK's Priest[29], a musical group[30], founded in 2019[31].

Why It Matters

K. K. Downing ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,619 views/month, #6,757 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for him include KK's Priest[29], a musical group[30], founded in 2019[31].

FAQs

Where was K. K. Downing born?

K. K. Downing's place of birth was West Bromwich[2].

What did K. K. Downing do for work?

K. K. Downing worked as guitarist[4] and songwriter[5].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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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. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . loudersound.com. Retrieved . loudersound.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → EA86-79E6-CA2B-7854-F7B2
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  2. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:K. K. Downing
    Instance of → —
    Sex or gender → male
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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