Gary Barlow

British singer
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Summary

Gary Barlow was born on January 20, 1971[1], in Frodsham[2]. He has worked as a singer-songwriter[3], musician[4], record producer[5], singer[6], and composer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,563 views/month, #5,591 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[9]
  • Educated at: Frodsham School[10]
  • Award received: Officer of the Order of the British Empire[11]
  • Member of: Take That[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Genre: pop music[14]
  • Record label: Sony Music[15]
  • Discography: Gary Barlow discography[16]
  • Commons category: Gary Barlow[17]
  • Voice type: tenor[18]
  • Family name: Barlow[19]
  • Given name: Gary[20]
  • Official website: http://www.garybarlow.com[21]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Gary Barlow[22]
  • Instrument: piano[23], voice[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[25]
  • Topic has template: Template:Gary Barlow[26]
  • List of works: list of songs written by Gary Barlow[27]
  • Name in native language: Gary Barlow[28]
  • Number of children: 3[29]
  • Start of work period: 1990[30]

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[31]

  • Country: GB[32]

  • Began / founded: 1971-01-20[33]

  • Genre(s): pop, pop rock[34]

  • Community tags: pop, pop rock[35]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c999fc02-ab9a-4f4c-a0e7-98ff8325ffb5[36]

Why It Matters

Gary Barlow has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Gary Barlow born?

Gary Barlow was born in Frodsham[2].

What did Gary Barlow do for work?

Gary Barlow worked as a singer-songwriter[3], musician[4], record producer[5], singer[6], and composer[7].

Where did Gary Barlow go to school?

Gary Barlow was educated at Frodsham School[10].

What awards did Gary Barlow receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Port person id → 359443
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv maze person id → 49943
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  3. 13w ago · Mr.Ibrahembot bot · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → British singer
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  4. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0086413-Barlow-Gary-1971
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  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Frodsham School
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Genre → pop music
    Member of → —
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