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Han Bennink

Dutch musician (born 1942)
Person human Q713575

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
April 17, 1942
Place of birth
Zaandam
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[8]
Occupation
composer, jazz musician, percussionist, painter, drummer, recording artist, graphic artist, draftsperson, collagist, musician, graphic designer[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Award received
Paul Acket Award[16]
Genre
jazz[19]
Official website
www.hanbennink.com[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[34]
Discography
Han Bennink discography[22]
Family name
Bennink[23]
Floruit
1971[27]
Given name
Han[24]
Has works in the collection
Dordrechts Museum, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Groninger Museum[31][32][33]
Instrument
drum kit[26]
Member of
Han Bennink Trio[17]
Native language
English[9]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project, NADD creators[29][30]
P14750
2DF9-4BCC-1475-D26A-A6C0
Record label
FMP/Free Music Production, Evil Rabbit Records[20][21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Han Bennink en Hendrikus Johannes Bennink de Bennink ja ハン・ベニンク ko 헨드리퀴스 요하네스 베닝크 ko 한 베닝크 nl Hendrikus Johannes Bennink nl H.J. Bennink
🔖 Identifiers · 45
ISNI
0000000055146438
VIAF cluster ID
56798067
Library of Congress authority ID
n88605314
GND ID
13432627X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Han Bennink-38.jpg ↗
All About Jazz musician ID
3786
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000662886
Artists of the World ID
30023591
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139216233
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
6725
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
jazz/han-bennink
DDB person (GND) ID
13432627X
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
13432627X
Discogs artist ID
253462
Europeana entity
agent/base/64414
Flanders Arts Institute person ID (former scheme)
1930952
Freebase ID
/m/02c2_0
GTAA ID
81266
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Han_Bennink
Grove Music Online ID
J037400
IMDb ID
nm0072175
IdRef ID
086274635
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID
Semyon Budyonnyy
Last.fm ID
Han+Bennink
LastDodo-area-ID
5304525
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
80369
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
12604
MusicBrainz artist ID
021d7a1f-3eb4-4343-9ef9-5b2452d175e4
Muziekencyclopedie ID
Han Bennink
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000289129
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007322370005171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810666452705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070446709
Nederlands Film Festival person ID
han-bennink
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095459236
RKDartists ID
6570
Rate Your Music artist ID
han_bennink
SPAP ID
a/d2960c1d-a65a-4f73-ae66-94faa54239ce
Songkick artist ID
262982
Spotify artist ID
0tmLlnSIrAb8NZajutucCC
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
15895-han-bennink
TMDB person ID
1201990
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
01944072-e6ce-72b8-b06c-bdadb8a49a24
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgRWGqMkDQrmCV6rPKWXd
Yale LUX ID
person/cf53cb00-3571-4d76-8adb-03424a2285c9

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 9
composer, musician, painter, drummer, draftsperson, percussionist, graphic artist, jazz musician +1 more
Mb:performer of 8
Regeneration, Welcome Back, Azurety, Fifty Years After… Live at the Lila Eule 26.05.2018, Irène Schweizer & Han Bennink, Jazz in der Kammer 1974, Spots, Circles, and Fantasy, The Topography of the Lungs
Has works in the collection 2
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Dordrechts Museum
Mb:member of band 2
Instant Composers Pool, Clusone Trio
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Genre 1
jazz
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
drum kit
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:founder 1
Instant Composers Pool
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Zaandam
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Ivanovychi
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Summary

Han Bennink was born on April 17, 1942[1], in Zaandam[2]. He has worked as a composer[3], jazz musician[4], percussionist[5], painter[6], and drummer[7].

FAQs

Where was Han Bennink born?

Han Bennink's place of birth was Zaandam[2].

What did Han Bennink do for work?

Han Bennink worked as a composer[3], jazz musician[4], percussionist[5], painter[6], and drummer[7].

What awards did Han Bennink receive?

Honors received include Paul Acket Award[16].

Related Entities

Kingdom of the Netherlands

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . evilrabbitrecords.eu. Retrieved . evilrabbitrecords.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . stedelijk.nl. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . stedelijk.nl. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . online collection of the Groninger Museum. Retrieved . groningermuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 5w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 12
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  3. 9w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Dordrechts Museum, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Groninger Museum
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  5. 14w ago · Hannolans · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nederlands Film Festival person ID → han-bennink
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  6. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.hanbennink.com
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