Roger Cook

English singer, songwriter and record producer (born 1940)
Person human Q1561880
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Roger Cook

Summary

Roger Cook is a human[1]. Born in Fishponds[2], he… he was born on August 19, 1940[3]. He worked as a singer-songwriter[4] and record producer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (416 views/month, #7,124 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Roger Cook was born in Fishponds[2].
  • Roger Cook was born on August 19, 1940[3].
  • Roger Cook was born on January 1, 1940[7].
  • Roger Cook held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Roger Cook worked as a singer-songwriter[4].
  • Roger Cook worked as a record producer[5].
  • Roger Cook was a member of Cook & Greenaway[9].
  • Roger Cook was a member of David and Jonathan[10].
  • Roger Cook is recorded as male[11].
  • Roger Cook's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Roger Cook's genre is pop music[13].
  • Roger Cook's family name is recorded as Cook[14].
  • Roger Cook's given name is recorded as Roger[15].
  • Roger Cook's given name is recorded as Frederick[16].
  • Roger Cook's partner in business or sport is recorded as Roger Greenaway[17].
  • Roger Cook's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].
  • Roger Cook's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Roger Frederick Cook'}[19].
  • Roger Cook's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Roger Cook'}[20].
  • Roger Cook's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Roger F. Cook'}[21].
  • Roger Cook's start of work period is recorded as 1960[22].
  • Roger Cook's copyright representative is recorded as reproduction right not represented by CISAC member[23].
  • Roger Cook's has works in the collection is recorded as Museum & Art Swindon[24].
  • Roger Cook's has works in the collection is recorded as UCL Art Museum[25].
  • Roger Cook's has works in the collection is recorded as Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre[26].
  • Roger Cook's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[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: 1940-08-19[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d69790d2-58cd-4e95-bd65-a11389855bf0[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Roger Cook's place of birth was Fishponds[2]. Recorded date of birth include August 19, 1940[3] and January 1, 1940[7].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[4] and record producer[5].

Why It Matters

Roger Cook ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (416 views/month, #7,124 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Roger Cook born?

Roger Cook was born in Fishponds[2].

What did Roger Cook do for work?

Roger Cook worked as singer-songwriter[4] and record producer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ADAGP directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation singer-songwriter, record producer
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  2. 29d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status as a creator works protected by copyrights
    Instance of
    Place of birth Fishponds
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9984]]: 981058610574106706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257405|batch #257405]]"
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