Bill Whelan

Summary

Bill Whelan is a human^[1]. He was born in Limerick^[2]. He was born on May 22, 1950^[3]. He worked as a pianist^[4] and composer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month, #7,159 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Bill Whelan was born in Limerick^[2].
• Bill Whelan was born on May 22, 1950^[3].
• Bill Whelan held citizenship in United Kingdom^[7].
• Bill Whelan worked as a pianist^[4].
• Bill Whelan worked as a composer^[5].
• Bill Whelan was educated at University College Dublin^[8].
• Bill Whelan was educated at Crescent College^[9].
• A notable work attributed to Bill Whelan is Riverdance^[10].
• Bill Whelan was a member of Aosdána^[11].
• Bill Whelan is recorded as male^[12].
• Bill Whelan's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Bill Whelan's genre is Irish folk music^[14].
• Bill Whelan's family name is recorded as Whelan^[15].
• Bill Whelan's given name is recorded as Bill^[16].
• Bill Whelan's instrument is recorded as piano^[17].
• Bill Whelan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[18].
• Bill Whelan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Bill Whelan'}^[19].
• Bill Whelan's start of work period is recorded as 1970^[20].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[21]

• Country: IE^[22]

• Began / founded: 1950-05-22^[23]

• Genre(s): celtic, folk, irish folk^[24]

• Community tags: celtic, folk, irish folk^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: a76bac9c-903a-4be7-8046-debf58de2ee9^[26]

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Origins and Family

Bill Whelan's place of birth was Limerick^[2]. He was born on May 22, 1950^[3].

Education

Educated at University College Dublin^[8], a public university^[27], in Ireland^[28], founded in 1854^[29], headquartered in Belfield^[30] and Crescent College^[9], a voluntary secondary school^[31], in Ireland^[32], founded in 1565^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist^[4] and composer^[5].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Bill Whelan is Riverdance^[10].

Why It Matters

Bill Whelan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month, #7,159 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34]

FAQs

Where was Bill Whelan born?

Born in Limerick^[2], Bill Whelan…

What did Bill Whelan do for work?

Bill Whelan worked as pianist^[4] and composer^[5].

Where did Bill Whelan go to school?

Bill Whelan was educated at University College Dublin^[8] and Crescent College^[9].