Kim Thayil

American guitarist
Person human Q464619
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Summary

Kim Thayil is a human[1]. Born in Seattle[2], he… he was born on September 4, 1960[3]. He worked as a guitarist[4] and songwriter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,374 views/month, #6,205 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Kim Thayil's place of birth was Seattle[2].
  • Kim Thayil was born on September 4, 1960[3].
  • Kim Thayil held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Kim Thayil's professions included guitarist[4].
  • Kim Thayil worked as a songwriter[5].
  • Kim Thayil was educated at University of Washington[8].
  • Kim Thayil was educated at Rich East High School[9].
  • Kim Thayil was a member of Soundgarden[10].
  • Kim Thayil is recorded as male[11].
  • Kim Thayil's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Kim Thayil's genre is alternative rock[13].
  • Kim Thayil's Commons category is recorded as Kim Thayil[14].
  • Kim Thayil's family name is recorded as Thayil[15].
  • Kim Thayil's given name is recorded as Kim[16].
  • Kim Thayil's instrument is recorded as guitar[17].
  • Kim Thayil's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kim Thayil'}[18].
  • Kim Thayil's start of work period is recorded as 1980[19].
  • Kim Thayil's P14750 is recorded as C50E-ADDF-3E0B-0B09-95A7[20].

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Origins and Family

Kim Thayil was born in Seattle[2]. He was born on September 4, 1960[3].

Education

Educated at University of Washington[8], a public research university[21], in United States[22], founded in 1861[23] and Rich East High School[9], a high school[24], in United States[25], founded in 1952[26].

Career and Affiliations

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

Why It Matters

Kim Thayil ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,374 views/month, #6,205 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Kim Thayil born?

Kim Thayil's place of birth was Seattle[2].

What did Kim Thayil do for work?

Kim Thayil worked as guitarist[4] and songwriter[5].

Where did Kim Thayil go to school?

Kim Thayil was educated at University of Washington[8] and Rich East High School[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . 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. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1418129372
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57878|batch #57878]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  2. 15d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 744013
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', 'he', 'it', 'nl', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allcinema person id: 744013, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322475617|キム・セイル (#322475617)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mix'n"
  3. 4w ago · Dick Spitfire · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tmdb person id → 1207834
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Tmdb person id: 1207834, Imported TMDB person ID from TheMovieDB."
  4. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Educated at → University of Washington, Rich East High School
    Citizenship → —
    Start of work period → +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: C50E-ADDF-3E0B-0B09-95A7, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269215|batch #269215]]"
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