Peter Green

British blues rock guitarist (1946–2020)
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Summary

Peter Green was born on October 29, 1946[1], in London[2]. He died on July 25, 2020[3], in Canvey Island[4]. He worked as a guitarist[5], banjoist[6], songwriter[7], singer[8], and singer-songwriter[9]. He ranks in the top 0.42% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,406 views/month, #4,231 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green[11]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[12]
  • Occupation: composer[13], musician[14]
  • Educated at: Elliott School[15]
  • Member of: John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers[16], The Bluesbreakers[17], Fleetwood Mac[18], Peter Green Splinter Group[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Genre: blues rock[21], blues[22]
  • Record label: Epic Records[23], Reprise Records[24], Creole Records[25]
  • Discography: Peter Green discography[26]
  • Commons category: Peter Green[27]
  • Family name: Greenbaum[28], Green[29]
  • Given name: Peter[30], Allen[31]
  • Medical condition: schizophrenia[32]
  • Instrument: guitar[33], harmonica[34], voice[35]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[36]
  • Birth name: Peter Allen Greenbaum[37]
  • Name in native language: Peter Green[38]
  • Start of work period: 1966[39]
  • End of work period: 2020[40]

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.

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  • Type: Person[41]

  • Country: GB[42]

  • Began / founded: 1946-10-29[43]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2020-07-25[44]

  • Genre(s): blues, blues rock, electric blues, pop rock, rock[45]

  • Community tags: blues, blues rock, classic pop and rock, electric blues, guitar, pop rock, rock[46]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9a6adb63-10a9-417a-8cd9-3b0fcf5475c5[47]

Why It Matters

Peter Green has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

He has been cited as an influence by Radio Moscow[50], a musical group[51], founded in 2003[52].

FAQs

Where was Peter Green born?

Peter Green's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Peter Green die?

Peter Green passed away in Canvey Island[4].

What did Peter Green do for work?

Peter Green worked as a guitarist[5], banjoist[6], songwriter[7], singer[8], and singer-songwriter[9].

Where did Peter Green go to school?

Peter Green was educated at Elliott School[15].

Who did Peter Green influence?

Peter Green has been cited as an influence by Radio Moscow[50].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . Daily Star. Retrieved . dailystar.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Wayback Machine. wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [46] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [47] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en',
    Place of birth → London, Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → C91A-09C5-F605-6570-0CAE
    Member of → John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, The Bluesbreakers, Fleetwood Mac +1
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  3. 9w ago · StarTrekker · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, The Bluesbreakers, Fleetwood Mac +1
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  4. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0223234-Green-Peter-1946
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  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Elliott School
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    End of work period → +2020-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Genre → blues rock, blues
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