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Paddy O'Brien

Irish accordion player from County Offaly (born 1945)
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Paddy O'Brien

Summary

Paddy O'Brien is a human[1]. He was born on September 13, 1945[2]. He worked as a musician[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Paddy O'Brien was born on September 13, 1945[2].
  • Among Paddy O'Brien's spouses was Erin Hart[5].
  • Paddy O'Brien held citizenship in Ireland[6].
  • Paddy O'Brien worked as a musician[3].
  • Paddy O'Brien is recorded as male[7].
  • Paddy O'Brien's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Paddy O'Brien's record label is recorded as Shanachie Records[9].
  • Paddy O'Brien's family name is recorded as O'Brien[10].
  • Paddy O'Brien's given name is recorded as Paddy[11].
  • Paddy O'Brien's instrument is recorded as accordion[12].
  • Paddy O'Brien's described by source is recorded as The Companion to Irish Traditional Music[13].
  • Paddy O'Brien's significant person is recorded as John Doherty[14].
  • Paddy O'Brien's significant person is recorded as Paddy Fahey[15].
  • Paddy O'Brien's significant person is recorded as Seán Ryan[16].
  • Paddy O'Brien's significant person is recorded as Johnny Henry[17].
  • Paddy O'Brien's significant person is recorded as John Kelly Sr.[18].
  • Paddy O'Brien's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Irish Traditional Music[19].
  • Paddy O'Brien's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC EMCO Wikidata CoP[20].

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[21]

  • Country: IE[22]

  • Began / founded: 1945-09-13[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 515c4325-4e7b-4692-8cbd-ceb9310ee8a7[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Paddy O'Brien was born on September 13, 1945[2].

Career and Affiliations

Paddy O'Brien's professions included musician[3].

Personal Life

Among Paddy O'Brien's spouses was Erin Hart[5].

Why It Matters

Paddy O'Brien ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

Who was Paddy O'Brien married to?

Paddy O'Brien's spouses include Erin Hart[5].

What did Paddy O'Brien do for work?

Paddy O'Brien worked as musician[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Idref id → 233615504
    Fast id → 1959662
    Occupation → musician
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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