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Mike Rutherford

British pop rock musician, guitarist and songwriter
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Mike Rutherford

Summary

Mike Rutherford is a human[1]. He was born in Guildford[2]. He was born on October 2, 1950[3]. He worked as a guitarist[4], songwriter[5], and musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,007 views/month, #6,237 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Mike Rutherford's place of birth was Guildford[2].
  • Mike Rutherford was born on October 2, 1950[3].
  • Mike Rutherford held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Mike Rutherford worked as a guitarist[4].
  • Mike Rutherford's professions included songwriter[5].
  • Mike Rutherford's professions included musician[6].
  • Mike Rutherford was educated at Charterhouse School[9].
  • Mike Rutherford was a member of Genesis[10].
  • Mike Rutherford was a member of Mike and the Mechanics[11].
  • Mike Rutherford is recorded as male[12].
  • Mike Rutherford's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Mike Rutherford's genre is rock music[14].
  • Mike Rutherford's record label is recorded as Charisma[15].
  • Mike Rutherford's Commons category is recorded as Mike Rutherford[16].
  • Mike Rutherford's family name is recorded as Rutherford[17].
  • Mike Rutherford's given name is recorded as Michael[18].
  • Mike Rutherford's given name is recorded as John[19].
  • Mike Rutherford's given name is recorded as Cloete[20].
  • Mike Rutherford's given name is recorded as Crawford[21].
  • Mike Rutherford's official website is recorded as http://genesis-music.com[22].
  • Mike Rutherford's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mike Rutherford[23].
  • Mike Rutherford's instrument is recorded as bass guitar[24].
  • Mike Rutherford's instrument is recorded as guitar[25].
  • Mike Rutherford's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Mike Rutherford's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford'}[27].

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[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1950-10-02[30]

  • Genre(s): rock[31]

  • Community tags: prog related, rock[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 661288a1-6d34-46aa-900b-77d18aa82d21[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Mike Rutherford's place of birth was Guildford[2]. He was born on October 2, 1950[3].

Education

Mike Rutherford was educated at Charterhouse School[9].

Career and Affiliations

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

Why It Matters

Mike Rutherford ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,007 views/month, #6,237 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Mike Rutherford born?

Born in Guildford[2], Mike Rutherford…

What did Mike Rutherford do for work?

Mike Rutherford worked as guitarist[4], songwriter[5], and musician[6].

Where did Mike Rutherford go to school?

Mike Rutherford was educated at Charterhouse School[9].

Related Entities

Genesis United Kingdom

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Charterhouse School
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Genre → rock music
    Member of → —
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