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John Linnell

American musician (born 1959)
Person human Q707352

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
June 12, 1959
Place of birth
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
musician, singer, songwriter, saxophonist, clarinetist, accordionist, lyricist, keyboardist[9][10][11]
Field of work
music[12]
Educated at
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, PS 158[13][14]
Genre
alternative rock[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[31]
Alternative name
Linnell[37]
Birth name
John Sidney Linnell[33]
Family name
Linnell[21]
Given name
John[22]
Height
+70[35]
Instrument
accordion, bass clarinet, saxophone, voice, contra-alto clarinet, keyboard instrument, Kaoss Pad, guitar[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Member of
They Might Be Giants[15]
Net worth
+4000000[36]
Nickname
John Sid[32]
P14750
9EDD-F103-C086-DBF9-E7DF[38]
Record label
Bar/None Records, Elektra, Restless Records[18][19][20]
Start of work period
1979[34]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Linnell cs John Sidney Linnell ru Джон Линнел zh 約翰·林內爾 zh 約翰·林奈爾
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000030976232
VIAF cluster ID
36105720
Library of Congress authority ID
n92018584
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
John Linnell 2011-11-10.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000198124
Cambridge Alumni Database ID
LNL520J
Deezer artist ID
1706322
Discogs artist ID
543875
Film.ru person ID
john-linnell
Freebase ID
/m/0gvn5
Grammy Awards artist ID
john-linnell/3923
IMDb ID
nm0513057
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
453115
Kinobox person ID
881068
Last.fm ID
John+Linnell
MusicBrainz artist ID
b48f22c6-cab9-436c-a6d0-99839a19ee05
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000114417
NL CR AUT ID
xx0202017
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007347629605171
Notable Names Database ID
236/000030146
Personality Database profile ID
20731
Plex person key
5d77685b6f4521001eaa321d
Prabook ID
241075
Rate Your Music artist ID
john_linnell
SecondHandSongs artist ID
4563
TMDB person ID
93463
Tidal artist ID
6030357
Universal Music France artist ID
30008511715
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpyrRPPc4vc4t8yV4t7pP
Yandex Music artist ID
73401

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🔗 Connections
Mb:writer 34
Boss of Me, Boss of Me, Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head, Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head, Doctor Worm, Doctor Worm, Experimental Film, Experimental Film +26 more
Instrument 8
guitar, accordion, saxophone, keyboard instrument, bass clarinet, voice, contra-alto clarinet, Kaoss Pad
Occupation 8
singer, musician, lyricist, songwriter, keyboardist, saxophonist, accordionist, clarinetist
Mb:composer 2
Particle Man, Particle Man
Mb:lyricist 2
Particle Man, Particle Man
Mb:member of band 2
They Might Be Giants, The Mundanes
Record label 2
Elektra, Restless Records
Belongs to 1
They Might Be Giants
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Field of work 1
music
Genre 1
alternative rock
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:performer of 1
State Songs
Member of 1
They Might Be Giants
Place of birth 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Velyka Doch
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Summary

John Linnell was born on June 12, 1959[1], in New York City[2]. He has worked as a musician[3], singer[4], songwriter[5], saxophonist[6], and clarinetist[7].

FAQs

Where was John Linnell born?

John Linnell was born in New York City[2].

What did John Linnell do for work?

John Linnell worked as a musician[3], singer[4], songwriter[5], saxophonist[6], and clarinetist[7].

Where did John Linnell go to school?

John Linnell was educated at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School[13] and PS 158[14].

Related Entities

Elektra Kaoss Pad music New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 1706322
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  2. 5d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 6030357
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → John
    Sex or gender → male
    Family name → Linnell
    P14750 → 9EDD-F103-C086-DBF9-E7DF
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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