William Shimell

British actor
Person human Q3568952
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William Shimell

Summary

William Shimell is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brentwood[2]. He was born on September 23, 1952[3]. He worked as an actor[4], musician[5], performing artist[6], opera singer[7], and singer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • William Shimell was born in Brentwood[2].
  • William Shimell was born on September 23, 1952[3].
  • William Shimell held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • William Shimell's professions included actor[4].
  • William Shimell's professions included musician[5].
  • William Shimell's professions included performing artist[6].
  • William Shimell worked as an opera singer[7].
  • William Shimell worked as a singer[8].
  • William Shimell's education included a stint at National Opera Studio[11].
  • William Shimell is recorded as male[12].
  • William Shimell's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Shimell's voice type is recorded as baritone[14].
  • William Shimell's given name is recorded as William[15].
  • William Shimell's instrument is recorded as voice[16].
  • William Shimell's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • William Shimell's P14419 is recorded as 14794[18].
  • William Shimell's P14750 is recorded as BB49-561E-012B-E568-DA23[19].

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[20]

  • Country: GB[21]

  • Began / founded: 1952-09-23[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 79e38ce7-9bf5-41fe-903c-db8db1ac1283[23]

Body

Origins and Family

William Shimell's place of birth was Brentwood[2]. He was born on September 23, 1952[3].

Education

William Shimell's education included a stint at National Opera Studio[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4], musician[5], performing artist[6], opera singer[7], and singer[8].

Why It Matters

William Shimell ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was William Shimell born?

Born in Brentwood[2], William Shimell…

What did William Shimell do for work?

William Shimell worked as actor[4], musician[5], performing artist[6], opera singer[7], and singer[8].

Where did William Shimell go to school?

William Shimell was educated at National Opera Studio[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id 351959
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7553]]: 351959, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270112|batch #270112]]"
  2. 6w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 BB49-561E-012B-E568-DA23
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46379|batch #46379]]: HAND ID (2)"
  3. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id 75483
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42112|batch #42112]]"
  4. 18w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation actor, musician, performing artist +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  5. 18w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Aliases
    Educated at
    Given name William
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31940|batch #31940]]"
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