Michael Buffer

American ring announcer for boxing and professional wrestling matches
Person human Q28783
Michael Buffer
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Michael Buffer

Summary

Michael Buffer is a human[1]. Born in Philadelphia[2], he… he was born on November 2, 1944[3]. He worked as a journalist[4], television presenter[5], actor[6], and ring announcer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,887 views/month, #6,095 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Philadelphia[2], Michael Buffer…
  • Michael Buffer was born on November 2, 1944[3].
  • Michael Buffer held citizenship in United States[9].
  • English was Michael Buffer's native language[10].
  • Michael Buffer's professions included journalist[4].
  • Michael Buffer's professions included television presenter[5].
  • Michael Buffer worked as an actor[6].
  • Michael Buffer worked as a ring announcer[7].
  • Michael Buffer received the International Boxing Hall of Fame[11].
  • Michael Buffer received the Barney Nagler Award[12].
  • Michael Buffer is recorded as male[13].
  • Michael Buffer's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Michael Buffer's Commons category is recorded as Michael Buffer[15].
  • Michael Buffer's sport is recorded as boxing[16].
  • Michael Buffer's family name is recorded as Buffer[17].
  • Michael Buffer's given name is recorded as Michael[18].
  • Michael Buffer's official website is recorded as https://www.letsrumble.com/[19].
  • Michael Buffer's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Michael Buffer's name in native language is recorded as Michael Buffer[21].
  • Michael Buffer's start of work period is recorded as 1982[22].
  • Michael Buffer's writing language is recorded as English[23].
  • Michael Buffer's P14470 is recorded as People/Michael_Buffer[24].
  • Michael Buffer's P14750 is recorded as 5842-853F-07F4-2556-E734[25].

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[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1944-11-02[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3d4e1e45-2df2-4a48-8462-c9f6a68ffeb6[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Michael Buffer's place of birth was Philadelphia[2]. He was born on November 2, 1944[3]. English was his native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4], television presenter[5], actor[6], and ring announcer[7].

Recognition

Awards received include International Boxing Hall of Fame[11], a sports hall of fame[30], in United States[31], founded in 1990[32] and Barney Nagler Award[12], an award[33], in United States[34], founded in 1940[35].

Why It Matters

Michael Buffer ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,887 views/month, #6,095 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Michael Buffer born?

Michael Buffer was born in Philadelphia[2].

What did Michael Buffer do for work?

Michael Buffer worked as journalist[4], television presenter[5], actor[6], and ring announcer[7].

What awards did Michael Buffer receive?

Honors received include International Boxing Hall of Fame[11] and Barney Nagler Award[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 18d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → michael-buffer
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10166]]: michael-buffer, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  2. 27d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 52899
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7553]]: 52899, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/271268|batch #271268]]"
  3. 7w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 5842-853F-07F4-2556-E734
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46380|batch #46380]]: HAND ID (3)"
  4. 16w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native language → English
    Instance of → —
    Official website → https://www.letsrumble.com/
    Family name → Buffer
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: People/Michael_Buffer, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293121952|Michael Buffer (#293121952)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7980|‎G"
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