David Briggs

English organist and composer
Person human Q5231736
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Summary

David Briggs was born on November 1, 1962[1], in Bromsgrove[2]. He has worked as a composer[3], university teacher[4], organist[5], and musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (181 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[8]
  • Educated at: King's College[9], Solihull School[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Family name: Briggs[12]
  • Given name: David John[13]
  • Official website: https://www.david-briggs.org/[14]
  • Instrument: organ[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[16]
  • Birth name: David John Briggs[17]
  • Different from: David Briggs[18]
  • Number of viewers/listeners: 550,454[19]

Why It Matters

David Briggs is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was David Briggs born?

David Briggs's place of birth was Bromsgrove[2].

What did David Briggs do for work?

David Briggs worked as a composer[3], university teacher[4], organist[5], and musician[6].

Where did David Briggs go to school?

David Briggs was educated at King's College[9] and Solihull School[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Bromsgrove
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'nl']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → SBNV119205
    Given name → David John
    Family name → Briggs
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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