John Renbourn

English guitarist and songwriter (1944–2015)
Person Human Q1398824

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
August 8, 1944
Date of death
March 26, 2015
Place of birth
Marylebone
Place of death
Hawick
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[27]
Family name
Renbourn[22]
Given name
John[23]
Instrument
guitar[26]
Manner of death
natural causes[25]
Member of
Pentangle[14]
Start of work period
1961[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Renbourn de Renbourn ja ジョン・レンボーン
🔖 Identifiers · 43
VIAF cluster ID
43024497
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n87139969
GND ID
133329836
Babelio author ID
248376
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
140159985
Carnegie Hall agent ID
72318
Deezer artist ID
13612
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
133329836
Discogs artist ID
363207
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Europeana entity
agent/base/66844
Find a Grave memorial ID
144242255
Freebase ID
/m/03g2rc
GTAA ID
258938
Grammy Awards artist ID
john-renbourn/6042
Grove Music Online ID
51922
IMDb ID
nm1173092
IdRef ID
15854272X
J9U entity ID
987007397463105171
Kinobox person ID
502246
LyricsTranslate ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000059025
NL CR AUT ID
xx0039853
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073491845
Obálky knih ID
xx0039853
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
110293
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100413843
Pitchfork artist ID
33247-john-renbourn
Quora topic ID
John-Renbourn
Rate Your Music artist ID
john_renbourn
SBN author ID
CFIV037470
Sceneweb artist ID
55876
SecondHandSongs artist ID
11608
Songkick artist ID
538775
TMDB person ID
69956
Tidal artist ID
3665213
Universal Music France artist ID
30180048023
WorldCat Entities ID
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Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Given name 1
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Instrument 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Member of 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Record label 1
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Summary

John Renbourn was born on August 8, 1944[1], in Marylebone[2]. He died on March 26, 2015[3], in Hawick[4]. He worked as a guitarist[5], songwriter[6], recording artist[7], singer[8], and musician[9].

FAQs

Where was John Renbourn born?

John Renbourn was born in Marylebone[2].

Where did John Renbourn die?

John Renbourn died in Hawick[4].

What did John Renbourn do for work?

John Renbourn worked as a guitarist[5], songwriter[6], recording artist[7], singer[8], and musician[9].

Where did John Renbourn go to school?

John Renbourn was educated at Dartington College of Arts[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 3665213
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