Martin Popoff

Canadian music journalist
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Martin Popoff

Summary

Martin Popoff is a human[1]. He was born in Castlegar[2]. He was born on January 1, 1963[3]. He worked as a music journalist[4], biographer[5], and music critic[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (331 views/month, #7,179 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Castlegar[2], Martin Popoff…
  • Martin Popoff was born on January 1, 1963[3].
  • Martin Popoff held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • Martin Popoff worked as a music journalist[4].
  • Martin Popoff's professions included biographer[5].
  • Martin Popoff's professions included music critic[6].
  • Martin Popoff's education included a stint at McMaster University[9].
  • Martin Popoff was educated at University of Victoria[10].
  • Martin Popoff is recorded as male[11].
  • Martin Popoff's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Martin Popoff's family name is recorded as Popoff[13].
  • Martin Popoff's given name is recorded as Martin[14].
  • Martin Popoff's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].

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[16]

  • Country: CA[17]

  • Began / founded: 1963[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ec7b8ea4-db6a-4549-8f0c-066032920174[19]

Body

Origins and Family

Martin Popoff was born in Castlegar[2]. He was born on January 1, 1963[3].

Education

Educated at McMaster University[9], a public research university[20], in Canada[21], founded in 1887[22] and University of Victoria[10], a university in British Columbia[23], in Canada[24], founded in 1903[25], headquartered in Victoria[26].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include music journalist[4], biographer[5], and music critic[6].

Why It Matters

Martin Popoff ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (331 views/month, #7,179 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

FAQs

Where was Martin Popoff born?

Martin Popoff was born in Castlegar[2].

What did Martin Popoff do for work?

Martin Popoff worked as music journalist[4], biographer[5], and music critic[6].

Where did Martin Popoff go to school?

Martin Popoff was educated at McMaster University[9] and University of Victoria[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . BIBSYS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . 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. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Instance of human
    Occupation music journalist, biographer, music critic
    Sex or gender male
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