Adrian Smith

English guitarist
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Summary

Adrian Smith was born on February 27, 1957[1], in London Borough of Hackney[2]. He has worked as a Heavy metal guitarist[3], songwriter[4], composer[5], painter[6], and singer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,540 views/month, #6,554 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1957[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[10]
  • Native language: English[11]
  • Member of: Urchin[12], Iron Maiden[13], ASAP[14], Psycho Motel[15], Primal Rock Rebellion[16], Smith/Kotzen[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Genre: heavy metal music[19]
  • Record label: EMI[20], Sanctuary[21]
  • Commons category: Adrian Smith (musician)[22]
  • Family name: Smith[23]
  • Given name: Adrian[24], Frederick[25]
  • Official website: http://www.ironmaiden.com[26]
  • Instrument: guitar[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[28]
  • Birth name: Adrian Frederick Smith[29]
  • Name in native language: Adrian Smith[30]
  • Start of work period: 1972[31]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[32]

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[33]

  • Country: GB[34]

  • Began / founded: 1957-02-27[35]

  • Genre(s): hard rock, heavy metal, metal, progressive rock, rock[36]

  • Community tags: english, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, progressive rock, rock[37]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 400cc081-5ebd-4571-afa9-7c993fb56ac4[38]

Why It Matters

Adrian Smith has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Adrian Smith born?

Adrian Smith was born in London Borough of Hackney[2].

What did Adrian Smith do for work?

Adrian Smith worked as a Heavy metal guitarist[3], songwriter[4], composer[5], painter[6], and singer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 465E-2340-8D97-987A-7993
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  2. 14w ago · Lensbirdie · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → heavy metal music
    Image last checked license → —
    Record label → EMI, Sanctuary
    Place of birth → London Borough of Hackney
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Adrian Smith – Iron Maiden – Tons of Rock 2026 04.jpg"
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