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Lol Tolhurst

British drummer and keyboardist
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Lol Tolhurst

Summary

Lol Tolhurst is a human[1]. He was born in Horley[2]. He was born on February 3, 1959[3]. He worked as a drummer[4], songwriter[5], trumpeter[6], percussionist[7], and keyboardist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,424 views/month, #6,730 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Lol Tolhurst was born in Horley[2].
  • Lol Tolhurst was born on February 3, 1959[3].
  • Lol Tolhurst was born on 1959[10].
  • Lol Tolhurst held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Lol Tolhurst worked as a drummer[4].
  • Lol Tolhurst worked as a songwriter[5].
  • Lol Tolhurst's professions included trumpeter[6].
  • Lol Tolhurst's professions included percussionist[7].
  • Lol Tolhurst's professions included keyboardist[8].
  • Lol Tolhurst's professions included musician[12].
  • Lol Tolhurst's field of work was music[13].
  • Lol Tolhurst was a member of The Cure[14].
  • Lol Tolhurst was a member of Presence[15].
  • Lol Tolhurst is recorded as male[16].
  • Lol Tolhurst's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Lol Tolhurst's genre is new wave[18].
  • Lol Tolhurst's record label is recorded as Fiction Records[19].
  • Lol Tolhurst's Commons category is recorded as Lol Tolhurst[20].
  • Lol Tolhurst's family name is recorded as Tolhurst[21].
  • Lol Tolhurst's given name is recorded as Laurence[22].
  • Lol Tolhurst's given name is recorded as Andrew[23].
  • Lol Tolhurst's official website is recorded as http://www.levinhurst.com/[24].
  • Lol Tolhurst's official website is recorded as https://loltolhurst.com/[25].
  • Lol Tolhurst's instrument is recorded as trumpet[26].
  • Lol Tolhurst's instrument is recorded as drum kit[27].

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[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1959-02-03[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d7557f83-02a4-47c4-b48e-ac9d49f9c92c[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Horley[2], Lol Tolhurst… Recorded date of birth include February 3, 1959[3] and 1959[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include drummer[4], songwriter[5], trumpeter[6], percussionist[7], keyboardist[8], and musician[12]. Lol Tolhurst's field of work was music[13].

Why It Matters

Lol Tolhurst ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,424 views/month, #6,730 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Lol Tolhurst born?

Lol Tolhurst was born in Horley[2].

What did Lol Tolhurst do for work?

Lol Tolhurst worked as drummer[4], songwriter[5], trumpeter[6], percussionist[7], and keyboardist[8].

Related Entities

music The Cure United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . 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. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → drummer, songwriter, trumpeter +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
  2. 21d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period → +1976-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → —
    Member of → The Cure, Presence
    Occupation → —
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9984]]: 981058611897206706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257571|batch #257571]]"
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