Adrian Belew

American rock musician
Person human Q363019
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Summary

Adrian Belew was born on December 23, 1949[1], in Covington[2]. He has worked as a guitarist[3], singer[4], composer[5], songwriter[6], and DJ producer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,569 views/month, #6,137 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Occupation: cellist[10], musician[11]
  • Member of: The Bears[12], Tom Tom Club[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Genre: rock music[15]
  • Record label: Island Records[16], Atlantic Records[17], Caroline Records[18], Discipline Global Mobile[19]
  • Commons category: Adrian Belew[20]
  • Family name: Belew[21]
  • Given name: Adrian[22]
  • Official website: http://www.adrianbelew.net[23]
  • Instrument: guitar[24], voice[25]
  • Topic has template: Template:Adrian Belew[26]
  • Start of work period: 1977[27]

Why It Matters

Adrian Belew has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Adrian Belew born?

Adrian Belew's place of birth was Covington[2].

What did Adrian Belew do for work?

Adrian Belew worked as a guitarist[3], singer[4], composer[5], songwriter[6], and DJ producer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7h ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'bg', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', '
    Member of → The Bears, Tom Tom Club
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 8w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → FB6E-1033-4DF9-41E9-4553
    Sancho el sabio foundation id → 359443
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Sancho el sabio foundation id: 359443, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/285760414|Adrian Belew (#285760414)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7873|Sancho el"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Adrian
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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