Andy Mabbett

freelance consultant in digital and open content matters, Wikipedian, author, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Person human Q15136093
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Summary

Andy Mabbett was born on 1960[1] in Birmingham[2]. He has worked as a Wikimedian in residence[3], author[4], consultant[5], Wikimedian[6], and freelancer[7]. He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1982[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[10]
  • Native language: British English[11]
  • Ethnic group: White British[12]
  • Occupation: Wikimedian in residence[13]
  • Field of work: website[14], Wikimedia project[15], music history[16]
  • Notable work: Pink Floyd: The Music and the Mystery[17]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts[18], Q140447775[19], Q140447874[20]
  • Member of: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds[21], Wikimedia UK[22], West Midland Bird Club[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Commons category: Andy Mabbett[25]
  • Residence: Birmingham[26]
  • Website account on: Foursquare Labs, Inc.[27], WhatDoTheyKnow[28], LibraryThing[29], Lanyrd[30], Pinboard[31], IFTTT[32], Gravatar[33], Bitbucket[34], MyName.is[35], Piirus[36], Humanities Commons[37], Change.org[38], MusicBrainz[39], BBC Online[40]
  • Family name: Mabbett[41]
  • Given name: Andy[42], Andrew[43], J.[44]

FAQs

Where was Andy Mabbett born?

Andy Mabbett was born in Birmingham[2].

What did Andy Mabbett do for work?

Andy Mabbett worked as a Wikimedian in residence[3], author[4], consultant[5], Wikimedian[6], and freelancer[7].

What awards did Andy Mabbett receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts[18], Q140447775[19], and Q140447874[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . rsc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . business-live.co.uk. Retrieved . business-live.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . museumsassociation.org. Retrieved . museumsassociation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . macworld.co.uk. Retrieved . macworld.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . w4mp.org. w4mp.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . blog.scholasticahq.com. Retrieved . blog.scholasticahq.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . trasparenza.polimi.it. trasparenza.polimi.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . museumdata.uk. Retrieved . museumdata.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . rsablogs.org.uk. Retrieved . rsablogs.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikimedia.org.uk. wikimedia.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org. wikidata.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . foursquare.com. foursquare.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . whatdotheyknow.com. Retrieved . whatdotheyknow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . librarything.com. librarything.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . pinboard.in. pinboard.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . ifttt.com. ifttt.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . bitbucket.org. bitbucket.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [36] ↑ . piirus.ac.uk. piirus.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [37] ↑ . Humanities Commons. wikidata.org.
  34. [38] ↑ . change.org. change.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [39] ↑ . musicbrainz.org. musicbrainz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [40] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [9] ↑ . WorldCat Entities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Reclus · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 2
    P14793 → Pigsonthewing
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  2. 5w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allmovie person id → an8425894
    Occupation → Wikimedian in residence, Wikimedian in residence, Wikimedian in residence +14
    Exact match → https://diff.wikimedia.org/author/cap-andy-mabbet/, https://fatcat.wiki/creator/sapptkjddrfdfe5mxu3r7we5wq, https://www.labirint.ru/authors/82094/ +6
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  3. 12w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → GLAMcamp Amsterdam, Wikimania 2012, Wikimania 2014 +23
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  4. 13w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Q140447775, Q140447874
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Date of birth: 1982"
  5. 14w ago · Richard Nevell (WMUK) · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Q140447775, Q140447874
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  6. 18w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of russia id → 772292, RU+NLR+AUTH+772292
    Date of birth → +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1982-00-00T00:00:00Z
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  7. 21w ago · P858snake · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publons author id → 2660163, 1229806
    Member of → Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, West Midland Bird Club, Wikimedia UK +1
    Wikidata description → freelance consultant in digital and open content matters, Wikipedian, author, Fe
    Bookbrainz author id → c5e977d7-5bc1-4126-b8e7-12c4d5e488bf
    + 106 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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