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Kim Gordon

American musician and artist, most known as co-founding member of Sonic Youth (born 1953)
Person human Q240570

Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[29]
Date of birth
April 28, 1953
Place of birth
Rochester
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
guitarist, singer, actor, songwriter, visual artist, singer-songwriter, fashion designer, writer, film director, watercolorist, art critic, exhibition curator, record producer[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Educated at
Beaux-Arts de Paris, University High School, Otis College of Art and Design, York University, Santa Monica College, UCLA Lab School, King George V School[19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Spouse
Thurston Moore
Child
Coco Gordon Moore[8]
Genre
alternative rock, indie rock[30][31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[43]
Birth name
Kim Althea Gordon[45]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
UbuWeb, MU Archive[41][42]
Family name
Gordon[34]
Given name
Kim, Althea[35][36]
Instrument
bass guitar, guitar, voice, bass[37][38][39][40]
Member of
Sonic Youth, Free Kitten, Body/Head[26][27][28]
Name in native language
Kim Gordon[46]
Native language
English[10]
Number of viewers/listeners
+926322
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Art+Feminism, NADD Wikidata project
P14419
99479
P14750
21BF-3C52-470A-79ED-50C2
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Record label
Matador Records[32]
Social media followers
154k (146k–154k, n=3)
Start of work period
1981
Topic has template
Template:Kim Gordon[44]
Voice type
contralto[33]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 95
ISNI
0000000114373949
VIAF cluster ID
7589588
Library of Congress authority ID
nr2005015957
GND ID
130170852
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Kim Gordon at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival for The Best Summer (01).jpg ↗
Album of the Year artist ID
11564
AllMovie person ID
p350884
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000083751
AlloCiné person ID
102032
Apple Music artist ID
27266002
Artist-info artist ID
209541
Artsy artist ID
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Show all 95 identifiers +83
BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
5075452
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
GordonKim1953-
Babelio author ID
351530
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
140449705
Billboard artist ID
kim-gordon
CBDB.cz author ID
96112
CINE21 person ID
109473
Carnegie Hall agent ID
137411
CineMagia person ID
50101
DDB person (GND) ID
130170852
Databazeknih.cz author ID
96250
Deezer artist ID
1000022
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
130170852
Discogs artist ID
187676
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Kim-Gordon
Evene ID
kim-gordon-27846
FAST ID
1617416
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_130170852
Facebook numeric ID
107846089236950
Film.ru person ID
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Filmportal ID
6b7a4369305f432ca2abdf1fbdc13462
Freebase ID
/m/01vc52x
HaBima Archive person ID
4198
IMDb ID
nm0330371
IdRef ID
069241864
Instagram username
kimletgordon
KBR person ID
21246366
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
130170852
Kinobox person ID
862841
Kinopoisk person ID
68945
Last.fm ID
Kim_Gordon
Listal ID
kim-gordon
MYmovies person ID
30865
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
30748
Museum-digital ID
154756
MusicBrainz artist ID
19301485-ac9c-4dad-885b-cd8e8c8b4184
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000084158
NDL Authority ID
001207051
NL CR AUT ID
js20090430013
NLP ID
a0000003090696
NME artist ID
kim-gordon
NUKAT ID
n2008077327
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007437478205171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810578415505606
National Library of Portugal ID
1667216
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5488615
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
19545300X
Notable Names Database ID
316/000087055
Obálky knih ID
js20090430013
Open Library ID
OL2787840A
OpenMLOL author ID
124104
PORT person ID
262975
Personality Database profile ID
10639
Pitchfork artist ID
1763-kim-gordon
Podchaser creator ID
107a97aTKx
RKDartists ID
284286
Rate Your Music artist ID
kim_gordon
Reddit topic ID
kim_gordon
Rolling Stone artist ID
kim-gordon
SBN author ID
MILV309547
SNAC ARK ID
w6wt1440
SVKKL authority ID
0371987-Gordon-Kim-1953
Scope.dk person ID
41696
Shazam artist ID
27266002
Sinemalar person ID
56041
Songkick artist ID
2090783
Spotify artist ID
3n8qeKQViV1waeCzZmS4Tx
Swedish Film Database person ID
355972
TMDB person ID
18517
Tabakalera ID
48913
The Guardian topic ID
music/kim-gordon
Threads username
kimletgordon
Tidal artist ID
6939914
Topic's main category
Category:Kim Gordon
Unifrance person ID
347913
Union List of Artist Names ID
500603755
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkpb48qbJDVykKqF9yWXd
X (Twitter) username
KimletGordon
Yale LUX ID
person/097b4d67-c079-4153-8b8d-aadf713b2b31
Yandex Music artist ID
21420
YouTube channel ID
UCGCyE2JoVAPqxO3CpcUIRXw
ČSFD person ID
121061

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 11
actor, writer, singer, film director, songwriter, singer-songwriter, guitarist, art critic +3 more
Mb:member of band 6
Sonic Youth, Free Kitten, Ciccone Youth, Body/Head, Glitterbust, Harry Crews
Educated at 5
York University, Beaux-Arts de Paris, Santa Monica College, King George V School, Otis College of Art and Design
Mb:performer of 5
SYR5, Play Me (Kim Gordon album), No Home Record, The Collective, Yokokimthurston
Instrument 4
guitar, bass guitar, bass, voice
← Cast member 4
Gilmore Girls, Last Days, The Chronology of Water, Boarding Gate
Belongs to 2
Sonic Youth, Free Kitten
Genre 2
alternative rock, indie rock
Given name 2
Kim, Althea
Mb:composer 2
Kool Thing, Kool Thing
Mb:lyricist 2
Kool Thing, Kool Thing
Member of 2
Sonic Youth, Free Kitten
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
UbuWeb
Family name 1
Gordon
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
English
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Art+Feminism
Place of birth 1
Rochester
Record label 1
Matador Records
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
Thurston Moore
Spouses 1
Thurston Moore
Voice type 1
contralto
Writing language 1
English
← FactGrid item ID 1
Hornell
← Mb:involved with 1
Danny Elfman
← Mb:married 1
Thurston Moore
← Performer 1
SYR5
← Producer 1
Pretty on the Inside
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Summary

Kim Gordon was born on April 28, 1953[1], in Rochester[2]. She has worked as a guitarist[3], singer[4], actor[5], songwriter[6], and visual artist[7].

FAQs

Where was Kim Gordon born?

Kim Gordon was born in Rochester[2].

What did Kim Gordon do for work?

Kim Gordon worked as a guitarist[3], singer[4], actor[5], songwriter[6], and visual artist[7].

Where did Kim Gordon go to school?

Kim Gordon was educated at Beaux-Arts de Paris[19], University High School[20], Otis College of Art and Design[21], and York University[22].

Related Entities

Danny Elfman Gilmore Girls Sonic Youth Thurston Moore UbuWeb United States York University

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  38. [38] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  40. [40] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . archive.mu.nl. Retrieved . archive.mu.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. 4d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 1000022
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  2. 5d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 7d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi',
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  4. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 56041
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  5. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 21BF-3C52-470A-79ED-50C2
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  6. 15w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINE21 person ID → 109473
    Occupation → guitarist, singer, actor +10
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  7. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0371987-Gordon-Kim-1953
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ SVKKL authority ID: 0371987-Gordon-Kim-1953, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  8. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → guitarist, singer, actor +10
    P14419 → 99479
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  9. 27w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period → +1981-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Facebook numeric ID → 107846089236950
    Number of viewers/listeners → {'amount': '+926322'}
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