Gary Numan

British musician (born 1958)
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Summary

Gary Numan was born on March 8, 1958[1], in Hammersmith[2]. He has worked as a singer[3] and composer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,310 views/month, #5,339 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[6]
  • Educated at: Upton Court Grammar School[7], Spelthorne College[8], Brooklands College[9]
  • Member of: Tubeway Army[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Genre: new wave[12], synth-pop[13], electronic rock[14], electronic music[15]
  • Record label: I.R.S. Records[16], Atco Records[17], Beggars Banquet Records[18]
  • Discography: Gary Numan discography[19]
  • Commons category: Gary Numan[20]
  • Voice type: light tenor[21]
  • Residence: Northridge[22]
  • Family name: Webb[23]
  • Given name: Gary[24], Anthony[25], James[26]
  • Pseudonym: Gary Numan[27]
  • Official website: http://www.garynuman.co.uk[28]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Gary Numan[29]
  • Commons gallery: Gary Numan[30]
  • Instrument: guitar[31], voice[32], musical keyboard[33]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[34]
  • Birth name: Gary Anthony James Webb[35]
  • Name in native language: Gary Numan[36]
  • Start of work period: 1975[37]

Why It Matters

Gary Numan has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Gary Numan born?

Gary Numan's place of birth was Hammersmith[2].

What did Gary Numan do for work?

Gary Numan worked as a singer[3] and composer[4].

Where did Gary Numan go to school?

Gary Numan was educated at Upton Court Grammar School[7], Spelthorne College[8], and Brooklands College[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . 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. 25m ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Tubeway Army
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/60540|batch #60540]]"
  2. 7d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer, composer
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: musician, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290041|batch #290041]]"
  3. 21d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 2562-6701-1E48-CBDC-1EED
    Port person id → 511457
    Occupation → singer, composer
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  4. 15w ago · ~2026-37327-43 · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → British musician (born 1958)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||it, nl, fa, cs, fi, nb, uk, ru, bg, bn, fr */"
  5. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0206762-Numan-Gary-1958
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0206762-Numan-Gary-1958, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Upton Court Grammar School, Spelthorne College, Brooklands College
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Genre → new wave, synth-pop, electronic rock +1
    Educated at → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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