Martin Simpson

British folk guitarist and singer
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Martin Simpson

Summary

Martin Simpson is a human[1]. Born in Scunthorpe[2], he… he was born on May 5, 1953[3]. He worked as a songwriter[4] and singer-songwriter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Martin Simpson's place of birth was Scunthorpe[2].
  • Martin Simpson was born on May 5, 1953[3].
  • Martin Simpson held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Martin Simpson's professions included songwriter[4].
  • Martin Simpson's professions included singer-songwriter[5].
  • Martin Simpson's education included a stint at John Leggott Sixth Form College[8].
  • Martin Simpson is recorded as male[9].
  • Martin Simpson's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Martin Simpson's genre is traditional folk music[11].
  • Martin Simpson's record label is recorded as Topic Records[12].
  • Martin Simpson's Commons category is recorded as Martin Simpson[13].
  • Martin Simpson's family name is recorded as Simpson[14].
  • Martin Simpson's given name is recorded as Martin[15].
  • Martin Simpson's official website is recorded as http://www.martinsimpson.com/[16].
  • Martin Simpson's instrument is recorded as guitar[17].
  • Martin Simpson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].
  • Martin Simpson's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11770'}[19].
  • Martin Simpson's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11147'}[20].
  • Martin Simpson's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12290'}[21].
  • Martin Simpson's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12648'}[22].

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[23]

  • Country: GB[24]

  • Began / founded: 1953-05-05[25]

  • Genre(s): folk[26]

  • Community tags: english, folk[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e229170f-0340-44a9-a39f-f319c64bde75[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Scunthorpe[2], Martin Simpson… he was born on May 5, 1953[3].

Education

Martin Simpson was educated at John Leggott Sixth Form College[8].

Career and Affiliations

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

Why It Matters

Martin Simpson ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Martin Simpson born?

Born in Scunthorpe[2], Martin Simpson…

What did Martin Simpson do for work?

Martin Simpson worked as songwriter[4] and singer-songwriter[5].

Where did Martin Simpson go to school?

Martin Simpson was educated at John Leggott Sixth Form College[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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