Malcolm Young

Australian guitarist (1953–2017)
Person human Q44653
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Malcolm Young

Summary

Malcolm Young is a human[1]. He was born in Glasgow[2]. He was born on January 6, 1953[3]. He passed away in Elizabeth Bay[4]. He died on November 18, 2017[5]. He worked as a guitarist[6], songwriter[7], record producer[8], musician[9], and rock musician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.54% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,929 views/month, #5,419 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Glasgow[2], Malcolm Young…
  • Malcolm Young died in Elizabeth Bay[4].
  • Malcolm Young was born on January 6, 1953[3].
  • Malcolm Young died on November 18, 2017[5].
  • Malcolm Young is buried at Waverley Cemetery[12].
  • Malcolm Young held citizenship in Australia[13].
  • Malcolm Young's professions included guitarist[6].
  • Malcolm Young worked as a songwriter[7].
  • Malcolm Young's professions included record producer[8].
  • Malcolm Young worked as a musician[9].
  • Malcolm Young worked as a rock musician[10].
  • Malcolm Young worked as a composer[14].
  • Malcolm Young's field of work was rock music[15].
  • Malcolm Young's field of work was music[16].
  • Malcolm Young was educated at Ashfield Boys' High School[17].
  • Malcolm Young was a member of AC/DC[18].
  • Malcolm Young is recorded as male[19].
  • Malcolm Young's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Malcolm Young's genre is hard rock[21].
  • Malcolm Young's genre is blues rock[22].
  • Malcolm Young's genre is rock and roll[23].
  • Malcolm Young's Commons category is recorded as Malcolm Young[24].
  • The cause of death was dementia[25].
  • Malcolm Young's family name is recorded as Young[26].
  • Malcolm Young's given name is recorded as Malcolm[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: AU[29]

  • Began / founded: 1953-01-06[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2017-11-18[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ea719716-da05-46f8-bbd5-cc5803db3d0e[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Malcolm Young's place of birth was Glasgow[2]. He was born on January 6, 1953[3].

Education

Malcolm Young was educated at Ashfield Boys' High School[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist[6], songwriter[7], record producer[8], musician[9], rock musician[10], and composer[14]. Fields of work include rock music[15], a music genre[33], founded in 1948[34] and music[16], a type of arts[35].

Death and Burial

Malcolm Young died on November 18, 2017[5]. He died in Elizabeth Bay[4]. The cause of death was dementia[25]. Burial took place at Waverley Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Malcolm Young ranks in the top 0.54% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,929 views/month, #5,419 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Malcolm Young born?

Born in Glasgow[2], Malcolm Young…

Where did Malcolm Young die?

Malcolm Young died in Elizabeth Bay[4].

What did Malcolm Young do for work?

Malcolm Young worked as guitarist[6], songwriter[7], record producer[8], musician[9], and rock musician[10].

Where did Malcolm Young go to school?

Malcolm Young was educated at Ashfield Boys' High School[17].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] ↑ . 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.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → EAA1-DC14-41B2-4217-1544
    Sinemalar person id → 431019
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  2. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 56483
    Dezède person id → 18639, 41157
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  3. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dezède person id → 18639, 41157
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  4. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0392276-Young-Malcolm-19532017
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  5. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Malcolm, Mitchell
    Field of work → rock music, music
    Image last checked license → —
    Instance of → human
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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