David Ellefson

American bass guitarist
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David Ellefson

Summary

David Ellefson is a human[1]. He was born in Jackson[2]. He was born on November 12, 1964[3]. He worked as a bassist[4], composer[5], guitarist[6], musician[7], and executive producer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,298 views/month, #6,618 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • David Ellefson's place of birth was Jackson[2].
  • David Ellefson was born on November 12, 1964[3].
  • David Ellefson held citizenship in United States[10].
  • English was David Ellefson's native language[11].
  • David Ellefson worked as a bassist[4].
  • David Ellefson's professions included composer[5].
  • David Ellefson worked as a guitarist[6].
  • David Ellefson worked as a musician[7].
  • David Ellefson's professions included executive producer[8].
  • David Ellefson's field of work was music[12].
  • David Ellefson's field of work was rock music[13].
  • A notable work attributed to David Ellefson is Dwellers[14].
  • A notable work attributed to David Ellefson is The Lucid[15].
  • David Ellefson was a member of The Lucid[16].
  • David Ellefson's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[17].
  • David Ellefson is recorded as male[18].
  • David Ellefson's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • David Ellefson's genre is heavy metal music[20].
  • David Ellefson's Commons category is recorded as Dave Ellefson[21].
  • David Ellefson's family name is recorded as Ellefson[22].
  • David Ellefson's given name is recorded as David[23].
  • David Ellefson's official website is recorded as http://www.davidellefson.com[24].
  • David Ellefson's instrument is recorded as bass guitar[25].
  • David Ellefson's participant in is recorded as David Ellefson v Megadeth[26].
  • David Ellefson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1964-11-12[30]

  • Genre(s): heavy metal, metal, speed metal, thrash metal[31]

  • Community tags: american, heavy metal, metal, speed metal, thrash metal[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 14d7871a-89c9-43c4-b333-9e8d852b1da2[33]

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Origins and Family

David Ellefson was born in Jackson[2]. He was born on November 12, 1964[3]. English was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bassist[4], composer[5], guitarist[6], musician[7], and executive producer[8]. Fields of work include music[12], a type of arts[34] and rock music[13], a music genre[35], founded in 1948[36].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Dwellers[14], a film[37], directed by Drew Fortier[38] and The Lucid[15], an album[39].

Personal Life

David Ellefson's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[17].

Why It Matters

David Ellefson ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,298 views/month, #6,618 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was David Ellefson born?

David Ellefson was born in Jackson[2].

What did David Ellefson do for work?

David Ellefson worked as bassist[4], composer[5], guitarist[6], musician[7], and executive producer[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . blabbermouth.net. blabbermouth.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . loudwire.com. loudwire.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] . IMDb. blabbermouth.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [15] . metalsucks.net. metalsucks.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · StarTrekker · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Writing language English
    Given name David
    Member of The Lucid
    Sex or gender male
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