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Mick Pointer

British drummer
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Mick Pointer

Summary

Mick Pointer is a human[1]. Born in Brill[2], he… he was born on July 22, 1956[3]. He worked as a musician[4], drummer[5], and songwriter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Mick Pointer was born in Brill[2].
  • Mick Pointer was born on July 22, 1956[3].
  • Mick Pointer held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Mick Pointer's professions included musician[4].
  • Mick Pointer worked as a drummer[5].
  • Mick Pointer's professions included songwriter[6].
  • Mick Pointer was a member of Marillion[9].
  • Mick Pointer was a member of Arena[10].
  • Mick Pointer is recorded as male[11].
  • Mick Pointer's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Mick Pointer's genre is progressive rock[13].
  • Mick Pointer's given name is recorded as Mick[14].
  • Mick Pointer's instrument is recorded as drum kit[15].
  • Mick Pointer's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].
  • Mick Pointer's start of work period is recorded as 1976[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[18]

  • Country: GB[19]

  • Began / founded: 1956-07-22[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 80fc1ecb-6d93-4166-a02c-a374c25be9f6[21]

Body

Origins and Family

Mick Pointer's place of birth was Brill[2]. He was born on July 22, 1956[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[4], drummer[5], and songwriter[6].

Why It Matters

Mick Pointer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

FAQs

Where was Mick Pointer born?

Mick Pointer's place of birth was Brill[2].

What did Mick Pointer do for work?

Mick Pointer worked as musician[4], drummer[5], and songwriter[6].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → musician, drummer, songwriter
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q639669]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258353|batch #258353]]"
  2. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → musician, drummer, songwriter
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  3. 20d ago · Moebeus · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facebook username → mick-pointer-66562839859
    Occupation → —
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q139743066]]"
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