Frank Beard

American drummer (1949–2026)
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Summary

Frank Beard was born on June 11, 1949[1], in Frankston[2]. He died on August 17, 2026[3], in Richmond[4]. He worked as a composer[5], drummer[6], musician[7], and percussionist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,244 views/month, #6,164 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1949[10]
  • Date of death: 2026[11]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[12]
  • Educated at: Irving High School[13]
  • Member of: ZZ Top[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Genre: blues[16], blues rock[17]
  • Commons category: Frank Beard[18]
  • Family name: Beard[19]
  • Given name: Frank[20]
  • Instrument: drum kit[21], voice[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[23]
  • Name in native language: Frank Beard[24]
  • Start of work period: 1969[25]
  • End of work period: 2025[26]
  • Copyright representative: Broadcast Music, Inc.[27]
  • P14750: 66E8-1745-5C38-092A-7D88[28]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[29]

  • Country: US[30]

  • Began / founded: 1949-06-11[31]

  • Genre(s): rock[32]

  • Community tags: rock[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8a79bb9a-6d33-406a-acfe-a02a1a215ef9[34]

Why It Matters

Frank Beard has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Frank Beard born?

Frank Beard's place of birth was Frankston[2].

Where did Frank Beard die?

Frank Beard died in Richmond[4].

What did Frank Beard do for work?

Frank Beard worked as a composer[5], drummer[6], musician[7], and percussionist[8].

Where did Frank Beard go to school?

Frank Beard was educated at Irving High School[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · ~2026-51794-08 · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → American drummer (1949–2026)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Occupation: drummer"
  2. 6w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → American drummer (1949–2026)
    Wikitree person id → Beard-10222
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  3. 7w ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer, drummer, musician +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Occupation: percussionist, Update NK ČR – P106"
  4. 7w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbc things id → 6ad2fd56-c33f-49a1-a3a7-3555b23b1e32
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  5. 7w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nsk (viaf) id → 000044804
    Isni → 0000000114670361, 0000000063251633
    National library of lithuania id → LNB:mTi;=B6
    Occupation → composer, drummer, musician +1
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  6. 7w ago · Gbarta · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elnet id → a12767529
    Wikidata description → American drummer (1949–2026)
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 178869065
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  7. 7w ago · BluestBelle · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → American drummer (1949–2026)
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  8. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 66E8-1745-5C38-092A-7D88
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  9. 7w ago · Cnuddearthur · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → American drummer (1949–2026)
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  10. 8w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → Frank Beard
    Record label → —
    Occupation → composer, drummer, musician +1
    Genre → blues, blues rock
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  11. 8w ago · Adavyd · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Richmond
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  12. 8w ago · Patandor · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → +2026-08-17T00:00:00Z, +2026-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Date of death: 17 August 2026"
  13. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer, drummer, musician +1
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: musician, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258353|batch #258353]]"
  14. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright representative → Broadcast Music, Inc.
    Record label → —
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
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