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Bob Birch

American bassist (1956–2012)
Person human Q1348193

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
July 14, 1956
Date of death
August 15, 2012
Place of birth
Detroit
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
composer
Educated at
Wayne State University[7]
Cause of death
gunshot wound[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Different from
Martin Schneider-Jacoby[19]
Family name
Birch[11]
Given name
Bob[12]
Instrument
bass guitar, guitar, bass[14][15][16]
Manner of death
suicide[13]
Member of
Elton John Band[8]
Name in native language
Bob Birch[18]
P14750
D231-051F-D727-C547-9534[20]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
0000000130776449
VIAF cluster ID
267789027
Library of Congress authority ID
no2003040328
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bob Birch at Elton John Concert Wiesbaden.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000146469
Discogs artist ID
483641
Europeana entity
agent/base/79820
Film.ru person ID
bob-birch
Find a Grave memorial ID
95502333
Freebase ID
/m/095n9h
IMDb ID
nm1343919
Kinobox person ID
540049
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Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
29574
MusicBrainz artist ID
3bdb7d0c-3ef4-4760-8ede-16558a2add6b
NL CR AUT ID
xx0138683
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007410103705171
Obálky knih ID
xx0138683
Rate Your Music artist ID
bob-birch
TMDB person ID
230237
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcWvkPrWrxCjdWxPQKmVC
ČSFD person ID
892470

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🔗 Connections
Instrument 3
guitar, bass guitar, bass
Cause of death 1
gunshot wound
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Wayne State University
Family name 1
Birch
Given name 1
Bob
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
suicide
Mb:member of band 1
Fortune
Occupation 1
composer
Place of birth 1
Detroit
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Waterhuizen
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Summary

Bob Birch was born on July 14, 1956[1], in Detroit[2]. He died on August 15, 2012[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a composer[5].

FAQs

Where was Bob Birch born?

Bob Birch's place of birth was Detroit[2].

Where did Bob Birch die?

Bob Birch died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Bob Birch do for work?

Bob Birch worked as a composer[5].

Where did Bob Birch go to school?

Bob Birch was educated at Wayne State University[7].

Related Entities

Los Angeles United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . huffingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Educated at → Wayne State University
    Manner of death → suicide
    Cause of death → gunshot wound
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