David Yow

American singer

Person Human Q2083106

Facts

13 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[8]
Date of birth: August 2, 1960
Place of birth: Las Vegas
Country of citizenship: United States^[5]
Occupation: singer, film actor
Genre: alternative rock^[9]
Family name: Yow^[11]
Given name: David^[12]
Instrument: voice^[13]
Member of: Scratch Acid, The Jesus Lizard^[6]^[7]
Record label: Joyful Noise Recordings^[10]
Start of work period: 1982^[14]

🏷️ Also known as

en David Yow ja デヴィッド・ヨウ ko 데이비드 요 ru Дэвид Йоу zh 大衛·佑

🔖 Identifiers · 25

VIAF cluster ID: 192149294307480521634
Library of Congress Authorities ID: no2010037612
Image (Wikimedia Commons): David yow 2014.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID: mn0000813705
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 142409262
Billboard artist ID: david-yow
Deezer artist ID: 4801930
Discogs artist ID: 100040
Europeana entity: agent/base/71817
Film.ru person ID: david-yow
Freebase ID: /m/05kw95
HAND ID: 894F-3824-3A07-480E-C8F4

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IMDb ID: nm0950379
Kinobox person ID: 922199
Last.fm ID: David+Yow
MusicBrainz artist ID: 81af2517-4481-4960-a337-213e1f8b5a61
NL CR AUT ID: xx0033786
NNDB people ID: 852/000110522
Pitchfork artist ID: 6491-david-yow
Plex person key: 5d77690bad5437001f75672b
Rate Your Music artist ID: david_yow
Sinemalar person ID: 354628
Songkick artist ID: 259257
TMDB person ID: 399681
ČSFD person ID: 680157

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🔗 Connections

Mb:member of band 5

The Jesus Lizard, Flipper, Pigface, Scratch Acid, Qui

← Cast member 4

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore, The Toxic Avenger, Rattlesnake, Southbound

Belongs to 2

The Jesus Lizard, Scratch Acid

Member of 2

The Jesus Lizard, Scratch Acid

Occupation 2

singer, film actor

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Genre 1

alternative rock

Given name 1

David

Instance of 1

human

Instrument 1

voice

Mb:performer of 1

Tonight You Look Like a Spider

Place of birth 1

Las Vegas

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

David Yow was born on August 2, 1960^[1], in Las Vegas^[2]. He has worked as a singer^[3] and film actor^[4].

FAQs

Where was David Yow born?

David Yow was born in Las Vegas^[2].

What did David Yow do for work?

David Yow worked as a singer^[3] and film actor^[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ David Yow — place of birth (P19): Las Vegas. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ David Yow — sex or gender (P21): male. Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 2018-11-04. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ David Yow — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ David Yow — occupation (P106): singer. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ David Yow — occupation (P106): film actor. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ David Yow — genre (P136): alternative rock. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ David Yow — record label (P264): Joyful Noise Recordings. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ David Yow — member of (P463): Scratch Acid. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ David Yow — member of (P463): The Jesus Lizard. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ David Yow — date of birth (P569): August 2, 1960. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ David Yow — family name (P734): Yow. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ David Yow — given name (P735): David. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ David Yow — instrument (P1303): voice. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ David Yow — start of work period (P2031): 1982. wikidata.org.

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12d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Deezer artist ID → 4801930

"Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63225: Import Deezer artist ID from MusicBrainz via its artist ID in Wikidata. Also matched on name. Part2.: im"
10w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Sinemalar person ID → 354628

"Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 354628, batch #270606"

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