Matthew Sweet

American musician
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Summary

Matthew Sweet was born on October 6, 1964[1], in Lincoln[2]. He has worked as a guitarist[3], singer[4], singer-songwriter[5], composer[6], and musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,208 views/month, #6,788 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Educated at: Lincoln Southeast High School[10]
  • Member of: Ming Tea[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Genre: alternative rock[13]
  • Record label: Columbia Records[14]
  • Discography: Matthew Sweet discography[15]
  • Commons category: Matthew Sweet[16]
  • Family name: Sweet[17]
  • Given name: Sidney[18], Matthew[19]
  • Official website: http://www.matthewsweet.com/[20]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Matthew Sweet[21]
  • Instrument: guitar[22], voice[23]
  • Birth name: Sidney Matthew Sweet[24]
  • Name in native language: Matthew Sweet[25]
  • Different from: Matthew Sweet[26]
  • Start of work period: 1978[27]
  • Social media followers: 7603[28], 7400[29], 5000[30], 5550[31], 6120[32], 6810[33], 7500[34]

Why It Matters

Matthew Sweet has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Matthew Sweet born?

Matthew Sweet was born in Lincoln[2].

What did Matthew Sweet do for work?

Matthew Sweet worked as a guitarist[3], singer[4], singer-songwriter[5], composer[6], and musician[7].

Where did Matthew Sweet go to school?

Matthew Sweet was educated at Lincoln Southeast High School[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'nl', 'sv']
    Member of → Ming Tea
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  2. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Matthew Sweet
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  3. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 1AD9-06D0-1032-5A44-0913
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Lincoln Southeast High School
    Genre → alternative rock
    Educated at → —
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+7603'}, {'amount': '+7400'}, {'amount': '+5000'} +4
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