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Ann Powers

American writer and music critic
Person Human Q12066347

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[23]
Date of birth
February 4, 1964
Place of birth
Seattle
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
journalist, writer, music critic, critic
Employer
Los Angeles Times, Blender, Museum of Pop Culture, The New York Times, The Village Voice, SF Weekly, NPR Music, Tower Records[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Field of work
American literature, journalism, music criticism, popular music, pop music[9][10][11][12][13]
Educated at
San Francisco State University, University of California, Berkeley[21][22]
Spouse
Eric Weisbard[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[34]
Family name
Powers[32]
Given name
Ann[33]
Has written for
The New York Times[35]
Residence
Seattle, San Francisco, Berkeley, Los Angeles, New York City, Tuscaloosa, Nashville, Brooklyn[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Social media followers
31k (20k–31k, n=4)[36][37][38][39]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ann K Powers en Ann Powers he אן פאוורס ja アン・パワーズ zh 安·鮑爾斯
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000061585971
VIAF cluster ID
31332192
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n99259993
GND ID
133105903
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Pop Conference 2017 - Ann Powers 01.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
1031466
Described at URL
www.npr.org
Discogs artist ID
1648253
FAST ID
438192
Freebase ID
/m/057mmq
HAND ID
C9AE-4AA9-2FC6-8D55-79E3
IMDb ID
nm2313587
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IdRef ID
240734386
Kinobox person ID
1019573
Muck Rack journalist ID
ann-powers
MusicBrainz artist ID
81e79503-e204-49d4-9a68-b5b716886bfd
NL CR AUT ID
xx0327381
NUKAT ID
n2015145924
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
202622029
Open Library ID
OL31218A
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpYtgk7w4R37PxvmRHgrq
X (Twitter) username
annkpowers
Yale LUX ID
person/5ce52340-6532-4153-872f-515d95a85d6d

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🔗 Connections
Residence 8
New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Nashville, Brooklyn, Berkeley, Tuscaloosa
Employer 7
The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice, Blender, Museum of Pop Culture, Tower Records, SF Weekly
Field of work 5
journalism, pop music, American literature, popular music, music criticism
Occupation 4
writer, journalist, critic, music critic
Educated at 2
University of California, Berkeley, San Francisco State University
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Ann
Has written for 1
The New York Times
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Seattle
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Ann Powers was born on February 4, 1964[1], in Seattle[2]. She has worked as a journalist[3], writer[4], music critic[5], and critic[6].

FAQs

Where was Ann Powers born?

Ann Powers was born in Seattle[2].

Who was Ann Powers married to?

Ann Powers's spouses include Eric Weisbard[7].

What did Ann Powers do for work?

Ann Powers worked as a journalist[3], writer[4], music critic[5], and critic[6].

Where did Ann Powers go to school?

Ann Powers was educated at San Francisco State University[21] and University of California, Berkeley[22].

Related Entities

American literature Los Angeles New York City San Francisco State University United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Muck Rack. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discogs artist ID → 1648253
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62840: Importing Discogs artist IDs into Wikidata from MusicBrainz, after ensuring matching labels part2"
  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Educated at → San Francisco State University, University of California, Berkeley
    Has written for → The New York Times
    Field of work → American literature, journalism, music criticism +2
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46467: HAND ID (7)"
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