William Reid

Scottish musician, composer, singer
Person human Q8017464
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William Reid

Summary

William Reid is a human[1]. Born in East Kilbride[2], he… he was born on October 28, 1958[3]. He worked as a composer[4], musician[5], and guitarist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (353 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Reid was born in East Kilbride[2].
  • William Reid was born on October 28, 1958[3].
  • William Reid held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • William Reid worked as a composer[4].
  • William Reid worked as a musician[5].
  • William Reid's professions included guitarist[6].
  • William Reid was a member of The Jesus and Mary Chain[9].
  • William Reid is recorded as male[10].
  • William Reid's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • William Reid's genre is rock music[12].
  • William Reid's family name is recorded as Reid[13].
  • William Reid's given name is recorded as William[14].
  • William Reid's given name is recorded as Adam[15].
  • William Reid's instrument is recorded as guitar[16].
  • William Reid's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • William Reid's birth name is recorded as William Adam Reid[18].
  • William Reid's name in native language is recorded as William Reid[19].
  • William Reid's sibling is recorded as Jim Reid[20].
  • William Reid's copyright representative is recorded as PRS for Music[21].

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[22]

  • Country: GB[23]

  • Began / founded: 1958-10-28[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1b5a4471-06cd-4d35-8cb6-c7116bbe901b[25]

Body

Origins and Family

William Reid's place of birth was East Kilbride[2]. He was born on October 28, 1958[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], musician[5], and guitarist[6].

Why It Matters

William Reid ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (353 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William Reid born?

William Reid was born in East Kilbride[2].

What did William Reid do for work?

William Reid worked as composer[4], musician[5], and guitarist[6].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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