Colin Burgess

Australian musician
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Colin Burgess

Summary

Colin Burgess is a human[1]. His place of birth was Sydney[2]. He was born on November 16, 1946[3]. He died in Sydney[4]. He died on December 2023[5]. He worked as a musician[6] and drummer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,104 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Colin Burgess was born in Sydney[2].
  • Colin Burgess died in Sydney[4].
  • Colin Burgess was born on November 16, 1946[3].
  • Colin Burgess died on December 2023[5].
  • Colin Burgess died on December 16, 2023[9].
  • Colin Burgess held citizenship in Australia[10].
  • Colin Burgess worked as a musician[6].
  • Colin Burgess's professions included drummer[7].
  • Colin Burgess was a member of The Masters Apprentices[11].
  • Colin Burgess was a member of AC/DC[12].
  • Colin Burgess was a member of His Majesty[13].
  • Colin Burgess is recorded as male[14].
  • Colin Burgess's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Colin Burgess's genre is hard rock[16].
  • Colin Burgess's family name is recorded as Burgess[17].
  • Colin Burgess's given name is recorded as Colin[18].
  • Colin Burgess's instrument is recorded as drum kit[19].
  • Colin Burgess's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Colin Burgess's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Colin Burgess'}[21].
  • Colin Burgess's start of work period is recorded as 1967[22].
  • Colin Burgess's end of work period is recorded as 2023[23].
  • Colin Burgess's P14750 is recorded as 4534-50CC-0FDE-465E-3BA6[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Colin Burgess's place of birth was Sydney[2]. He was born on November 16, 1946[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6] and drummer[7].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include December 2023[5] and December 16, 2023[9]. Colin Burgess died in Sydney[4].

Why It Matters

Colin Burgess ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,104 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Colin Burgess born?

Colin Burgess was born in Sydney[2].

Where did Colin Burgess die?

Colin Burgess died in Sydney[4].

What did Colin Burgess do for work?

Colin Burgess worked as musician[6] and drummer[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . simonandschuster.com.au. simonandschuster.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. fr.findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . noise11.com. noise11.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 4534-50CC-0FDE-465E-3BA6
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'ha',
    Date of death → +2023-12-00T00:00:00Z, +2023-12-16T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Colin
    Family name → Burgess
    Country of citizenship → Australia
    Instance of → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32117|batch #32117]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (30)"
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