Richard Hawley

English guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer
Person human Q716361
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Richard Hawley

Summary

Richard Hawley is a human[1]. He was born in Sheffield[2]. He was born on January 17, 1967[3]. He worked as a guitarist[4], singer-songwriter[5], singer[6], composer[7], and record producer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,223 views/month, #6,817 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Sheffield[2], Richard Hawley…
  • Richard Hawley was born on January 17, 1967[3].
  • Richard Hawley held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Richard Hawley worked as a guitarist[4].
  • Richard Hawley's professions included singer-songwriter[5].
  • Richard Hawley worked as a singer[6].
  • Richard Hawley worked as a composer[7].
  • Richard Hawley worked as a record producer[8].
  • Richard Hawley's field of work was music[11].
  • Richard Hawley's field of work was singing[12].
  • Richard Hawley's field of work was guitar performance[13].
  • Richard Hawley was educated at Firth Park Academy[14].
  • Richard Hawley received the MOJO Awards[15].
  • Richard Hawley is recorded as male[16].
  • Richard Hawley's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Richard Hawley's genre is pop music[18].
  • Richard Hawley's genre is rock music[19].
  • Richard Hawley's record label is recorded as Mute Records[20].
  • Richard Hawley's discography is recorded as Richard Hawley discography[21].
  • Richard Hawley's Commons category is recorded as Richard Hawley[22].
  • Richard Hawley's family name is recorded as Hawley[23].
  • Richard Hawley's given name is recorded as Richard[24].
  • Richard Hawley's given name is recorded as Q16282634[25].
  • Richard Hawley's official website is recorded as http://www.richardhawley.co.uk/[26].
  • Richard Hawley's instrument is recorded as guitar[27].

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[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1967-01-17[30]

  • Genre(s): rock, singer-songwriter[31]

  • Community tags: english, rock, rock and indie, singer-songwriter[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 006f0783-c5a0-458b-a9da-f8551f7ebe77[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in Sheffield[2], Richard Hawley… he was born on January 17, 1967[3].

Education

Richard Hawley's education included a stint at Firth Park Academy[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist[4], singer-songwriter[5], singer[6], composer[7], and record producer[8]. Fields of work include music[11], a type of arts[34]; singing[12], a type of activity[35]; and guitar performance[13].

Recognition

Richard Hawley received the MOJO Awards[15].

Why It Matters

Richard Hawley ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,223 views/month, #6,817 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Richard Hawley born?

Richard Hawley's place of birth was Sheffield[2].

What did Richard Hawley do for work?

Richard Hawley worked as guitarist[4], singer-songwriter[5], singer[6], composer[7], and record producer[8].

Where did Richard Hawley go to school?

Richard Hawley was educated at Firth Park Academy[14].

What awards did Richard Hawley receive?

Honors received include MOJO Awards[15].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . AllMusic. Retrieved . allmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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