Michael Gibbs

Rhodesian born English jazz composer
Person human Q1750306
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Summary

Michael Gibbs was born on September 25, 1937[1], in Harare[2]. He has worked as a jazz musician[3], composer[4], film score composer[5], musician[6], and bandleader[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (516 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Genre: jazz[11]
  • Record label: ACT Music[12], Blast First[13], Bronze[14]
  • Family name: Gibbs[15]
  • Given name: Michael[16]
  • Instrument: trombone[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[18]
  • Different from: Michael Gibbs[19]
  • P14750: 1AA1-4392-579A-8E28-C143[20]

Why It Matters

Michael Gibbs has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Michael Gibbs born?

Michael Gibbs's place of birth was Harare[2].

What did Michael Gibbs do for work?

Michael Gibbs worked as a jazz musician[3], composer[4], film score composer[5], musician[6], and bandleader[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of lithuania id → LNB:iF4;=BJ
    Rero id (legacy) → A017357758
    Idref id → 280458134
    Bibsys id → 5088653
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  2. 4d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ja', 'nl']
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  3. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 46579
    Gnd id → 13438461X, 1089729774
    P14750 → 1AA1-4392-579A-8E28-C143
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  4. 12w ago · Hannolans · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nederlands film festival person id → michael-gibbs
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  5. 14w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987014798008105171
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  6. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → trombone
    Genre → —
    Citizenship → —
    Place of birth → Harare
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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