Rivers Cuomo

American musician (born 1970)
Person human Q343069
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Summary

Rivers Cuomo was born on June 13, 1970[1], in Manhattan[2]. He has worked as a guitarist[3], singer[4], and composer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,960 views/month, #5,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Child: Leo Cuomo[7]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Educated at: Harvard University[9], Berklee College of Music[10], Musicians Institute[11], E. O. Smith High School[12]
  • Member of: Weezer[13], Phi Beta Kappa Society[14], Scott & Rivers[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Genre: power pop[17], alternative rock[18]
  • Record label: Geffen Records[19]
  • Discography: Rivers Cuomo discography[20]
  • Commons category: Rivers Cuomo[21]
  • Family name: Cuomo[22]
  • Given name: Rivers[23]
  • Official website: http://riverscuomo.com/[24]
  • Medical condition: unequal leg length[25]
  • Instrument: guitar[26], voice[27], keyboard instrument[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[29], Japanese[30]
  • Name in native language: Rivers Cuomo[31]
  • Number of children: 2[32]
  • Start of work period: 1985[33]

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[34]

  • Country: US[35]

  • Began / founded: 1970-06-13[36]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, power pop, rock, singer-songwriter, slacker rock[37]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, american, power pop, rock, singer-songwriter, slacker rock[38]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 87b6344f-c874-49ce-a8b3-e467ed6e05d0[39]

Why It Matters

Rivers Cuomo has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Rivers Cuomo born?

Rivers Cuomo's place of birth was Manhattan[2].

What did Rivers Cuomo do for work?

Rivers Cuomo worked as a guitarist[3], singer[4], and composer[5].

Where did Rivers Cuomo go to school?

Rivers Cuomo was educated at Harvard University[9], Berklee College of Music[10], Musicians Institute[11], and E. O. Smith High School[12].

References

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  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 16w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → guitarist, singer, composer
    Record label → Geffen Records
    Occupation → —
    Medical condition → unequal leg length
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