Lawrence Gowan

Canadian singer and musician
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Lawrence Gowan

Summary

Lawrence Gowan is a human[1]. He was born in Glasgow[2]. He was born on November 22, 1956[3]. He worked as a singer[4], songwriter[5], and singer-songwriter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,440 views/month, #6,721 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Lawrence Gowan's place of birth was Glasgow[2].
  • Lawrence Gowan was born on November 22, 1956[3].
  • Lawrence Gowan held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • Lawrence Gowan's professions included singer[4].
  • Lawrence Gowan's professions included songwriter[5].
  • Lawrence Gowan's professions included singer-songwriter[6].
  • Lawrence Gowan's education included a stint at The Royal Conservatory of Music[9].
  • Lawrence Gowan's education included a stint at Neil McNeil High School[10].
  • Lawrence Gowan is recorded as male[11].
  • Lawrence Gowan's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Lawrence Gowan's genre is hard rock[13].
  • Lawrence Gowan's record label is recorded as Anthem[14].
  • Lawrence Gowan's Commons category is recorded as Lawrence Gowan[15].
  • Lawrence Gowan's voice type is recorded as tenor[16].
  • Lawrence Gowan's given name is recorded as Lawrence[17].
  • Lawrence Gowan's official website is recorded as http://www.gowan.org/[18].
  • Lawrence Gowan's instrument is recorded as electronic keyboard[19].
  • Lawrence Gowan's instrument is recorded as voice[20].
  • Lawrence Gowan's start of work period is recorded as 1974[21].

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[22]

  • Country: CA[23]

  • Began / founded: 1956-11-22[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 70d9c53f-9ba4-41aa-89dc-345699a0f83f[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Glasgow[2], Lawrence Gowan… he was born on November 22, 1956[3].

Education

Educated at The Royal Conservatory of Music[9], a conservatory[26], in Canada[27], founded in 1886[28] and Neil McNeil High School[10], a high school[29], in Canada[30], founded in 1958[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], songwriter[5], and singer-songwriter[6].

Why It Matters

Lawrence Gowan ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,440 views/month, #6,721 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Lawrence Gowan born?

Lawrence Gowan's place of birth was Glasgow[2].

What did Lawrence Gowan do for work?

Lawrence Gowan worked as singer[4], songwriter[5], and singer-songwriter[6].

Where did Lawrence Gowan go to school?

Lawrence Gowan was educated at The Royal Conservatory of Music[9] and Neil McNeil High School[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter
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