John Flansburgh

American musician (born 1960)
Person human Q323653

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
May 6, 1960
Place of birth
Lincoln
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Alternative name
Flans[33]
Birth name
John Conant Flansburgh[29]
Family name
Flansburgh[19]
Given name
John[20]
Net worth
+4000000[31]
Nickname
Flansy, Rolf Conant[27][28]
P14750
7820-9F82-B6E4-4A22-DCC1[34]
Start of work period
1982[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Conant Flansburgh en John Flansburgh de Flansburgh de John Conant Flansburgh es John Conant Flansburgh ja ジョン・フランスバーグ pt John Conant Flansburgh ru Джон Флэнсберг zh-hant 約翰·法蘭斯堡
🔖 Identifiers · 22
VIAF cluster ID
21329987
Library of Congress authority ID
n92018582
Awards & Winners artist ID
01yz6j
BIBSYS ID
5101127
Discogs artist ID
398393
Europeana entity
agent/base/63618
Film.ru person ID
john-flansburgh
Freebase ID
/m/01yz6j
Grammy Awards artist ID
john-flansburgh, john-flansburgh/3341
IMDb ID
nm0281241
Kinobox person ID
1288819
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007330868105171
Notable Names Database ID
238/000030148
Podchaser creator ID
107ZzsCCQQ
SecondHandSongs artist ID
4562
TMDB person ID
56900
WhoSampled artist ID
John-Conant-Flansburgh
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJj4rW6YJCwDCpJvCGVV4q
Yandex Music artist ID
73400

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Summary

John Flansburgh was born on May 6, 1960[1], in Lincoln[2]. He has worked as a musician[3], singer[4], songwriter[5], guitarist[6], and film director[7].

FAQs

Where was John Flansburgh born?

John Flansburgh's place of birth was Lincoln[2].

Who were John Flansburgh's parents?

John Flansburgh's father was Earl Flansburgh[8].

Who was John Flansburgh married to?

John Flansburgh's spouses include Robin Goldwasser[9].

What did John Flansburgh do for work?

John Flansburgh worked as a musician[3], singer[4], songwriter[5], guitarist[6], and film director[7].

Where did John Flansburgh go to school?

John Flansburgh was educated at Antioch University[11], Pratt Institute[12], Antioch College[13], and George Washington University[14].

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  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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