Alex James

British bassist
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Alex James

Summary

Alex James is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bournemouth[2]. He was born on November 21, 1968[3]. He worked as a bass guitarist[4], composer[5], and musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (734 views/month, #6,990 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Alex James was born in Bournemouth[2].
  • Alex James was born on November 21, 1968[3].
  • Alex James held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Alex James's professions included bass guitarist[4].
  • Alex James's professions included composer[5].
  • Alex James worked as a musician[6].
  • Alex James's education included a stint at Goldsmiths, University of London[9].
  • Alex James's education included a stint at Bournemouth School[10].
  • Alex James was a member of Blur[11].
  • Alex James is recorded as male[12].
  • Alex James's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Alex James's genre is alternative rock[14].
  • Alex James's genre is Britpop[15].
  • Alex James's genre is electronic music[16].
  • Alex James's Commons category is recorded as Alex James[17].
  • Alex James's family name is recorded as James[18].
  • Alex James's given name is recorded as Alex[19].
  • Alex James's official website is recorded as http://www.blur.co.uk/[20].
  • Alex James's instrument is recorded as bass guitar[21].
  • Alex James's partner in business or sport is recorded as Betty Boo[22].
  • Alex James's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Alex James's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alex James'}[24].
  • Alex James's different from is recorded as Alex James[25].
  • Alex James's start of work period is recorded as 1989[26].
  • Alex James's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+90434'}[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: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1968-11-21[30]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, britpop, electronic, electronica, rock[31]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, british, britpop, electronic, electronica, rock[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 03f8ade0-201a-43ee-90b4-96c36dc591b0[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Alex James was born in Bournemouth[2]. He was born on November 21, 1968[3].

Education

Educated at Goldsmiths, University of London[9], a public research university[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1891[36], headquartered in London[37] and Bournemouth School[10], a grammar school[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1901[40].

Career and Affiliations

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

Why It Matters

Alex James ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (734 views/month, #6,990 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Alex James born?

Alex James's place of birth was Bournemouth[2].

What did Alex James do for work?

Alex James worked as bass guitarist[4], composer[5], and musician[6].

Where did Alex James go to school?

Alex James was educated at Goldsmiths, University of London[9] and Bournemouth School[10].

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. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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