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Richard Butler

British singer
Person human Q7324506

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
June 5, 1956
Place of birth
Kingston upon Thames
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
songwriter, singer, recording artist, musician
Sibling
Tim Butler[21]
Genre
new wave[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
Birth name
Richard Lofthouse Butler[17]
Different from
Richard Butler[19]
Family name
Butler[13]
Given name
Richard, Lofthouse[14][15]
Member of
The Psychedelic Furs, Love Spit Love[8][9]
Name in native language
Richard Butler[18]
P14750
65DF-FA37-E91D-B429-AC58[22]
Record label
MNRK Music Group[12]
Start of work period
1977[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Richard Butler en Richard Lofthouse Butler ar ريتشارد باتلر da Richard Lofthouse Butler de Richard Lofthouse Butler es Richard Lofthouse Butler fr Richard Lofthouse Butler id Richard Lofthouse Butler it Richard Lofthouse Butler nl Richard Lofthouse Butler pt Richard Lofthouse Butler ro Richard Lofthouse Butler sv Richard Lofthouse Butler uk Річард Батлер
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000114641157
VIAF cluster ID
163036992
Library of Congress authority ID
n92113386
GND ID
135474884
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
RButler (cropped).jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000350900
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14026691c
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
135474884
Discogs artist ID
78757
Freebase ID
/m/07w5pm
IMDb ID
nm1592533
IPI name number
00073161299
Show all 23 identifiers +11
Last.fm ID
Richard+Butler
MusicBrainz artist ID
ba5c9214-339a-4d76-b266-931bfa42e15b
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
55452
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000110739
Myspace ID
richardbutlermusic
Prabook ID
1947165
Rate Your Music artist ID
richard_butler
SecondHandSongs artist ID
3636
Songkick artist ID
304652
TMDB person ID
227062
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwHgdfdMfhQF8h7TBJv73

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🔗 Connections
Mb:writer 6
Heartbreak Beat, Heartbreak Beat, Pretty in Pink, Pretty in Pink, Sister Europe, Sister Europe
Mb:lyricist 4
Heaven, Heaven, Love My Way, Love My Way
Occupation 3
singer, songwriter, recording artist
Belongs to 2
The Psychedelic Furs, Love Spit Love
Mb:composer 2
Love My Way, Love My Way
Mb:member of band 2
The Psychedelic Furs, Love Spit Love
Member of 2
The Psychedelic Furs, Love Spit Love
Compositions 1
Valley Girl
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Different from 1
Richard Butler
Family name 1
Butler
Founded entities 1
Love Spit Love
Genre 1
new wave
Given name 1
Richard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:performer of 1
Richard Butler
Place of birth 1
Kingston upon Thames
Record label 1
MNRK Music Group
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Tim Butler
Siblings 1
Tim Butler
← Different from 1
Richard Butler
← Mb:sibling 1
Tim Butler
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Summary

Richard Butler was born on June 5, 1956[1], in Kingston upon Thames[2]. He has worked as a songwriter[3], singer[4], recording artist[5], and musician[6].

FAQs

Where was Richard Butler born?

Richard Butler's place of birth was Kingston upon Thames[2].

What did Richard Butler do for work?

Richard Butler worked as a songwriter[3], singer[4], recording artist[5], and musician[6].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
    Record label → —
    P14750 → 65DF-FA37-E91D-B429-AC58
    Member of → The Psychedelic Furs, Love Spit Love
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