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Tim O'Brien

American musician
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Tim O'Brien

Summary

Tim O'Brien is a human[1]. His place of birth was Wheeling[2]. He was born on March 16, 1954[3]. He worked as a guitarist[4], singer[5], banjoist[6], mandolinist[7], and fiddler[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (292 views/month, #7,192 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Wheeling[2], Tim O'Brien…
  • Tim O'Brien was born on March 16, 1954[3].
  • Tim O'Brien held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Tim O'Brien's professions included guitarist[4].
  • Tim O'Brien's professions included singer[5].
  • Tim O'Brien worked as a banjoist[6].
  • Tim O'Brien worked as a mandolinist[7].
  • Tim O'Brien's professions included fiddler[8].
  • Tim O'Brien's professions included songwriter[11].
  • Tim O'Brien is recorded as male[12].
  • Tim O'Brien's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Tim O'Brien's genre is country music[14].
  • Tim O'Brien's record label is recorded as RCA[15].
  • Tim O'Brien's discography is recorded as Tim O'Brien discography[16].
  • Tim O'Brien's Commons category is recorded as Tim O'Brien (musician)[17].
  • Tim O'Brien's family name is recorded as O'Brien[18].
  • Tim O'Brien's given name is recorded as Timothy[19].
  • Tim O'Brien's official website is recorded as http://www.timobrien.net[20].
  • Tim O'Brien's instrument is recorded as guitar[21].
  • Tim O'Brien's instrument is recorded as violin[22].
  • Tim O'Brien's instrument is recorded as mandolin[23].
  • Tim O'Brien's instrument is recorded as fiddle[24].
  • Tim O'Brien's instrument is recorded as voice[25].
  • Tim O'Brien's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Timothy O'Brien"}[26].
  • Tim O'Brien's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Tim O'Brien"}[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: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1954-03-16[30]

  • Genre(s): folk[31]

  • Community tags: folk[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3bece26d-86b1-4534-a205-6e6182264eb6[33]

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Origins and Family

Tim O'Brien's place of birth was Wheeling[2]. He was born on March 16, 1954[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist[4], singer[5], banjoist[6], mandolinist[7], fiddler[8], and songwriter[11].

Why It Matters

Tim O'Brien ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (292 views/month, #7,192 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Tim O'Brien born?

Tim O'Brien was born in Wheeling[2].

What did Tim O'Brien do for work?

Tim O'Brien worked as guitarist[4], singer[5], banjoist[6], mandolinist[7], and fiddler[8].

Related Entities

United States

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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