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Rick Smith

Welsh musician, founding member of Underworld
Person Human Q20878239

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
May 25, 1959
Place of birth
Ammanford
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[6]
Occupation
songwriter, composer, musician
Field of work
music, electronic dance music, electronic music[7][8][9]
Genre
electronica, techno[12][13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Birth name
Richard David Smith[19]
Different from
Rick Smith, Richard Smith[21][22]
Family name
Smith[14]
Given name
Richard David, Rick[15][16]
Instrument
keyboard instrument[17]
Member of
Underworld[10]
Name in native language
Rick Smith[20]
Start of work period
1980[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Richard Smith en Rick Smith en Richard David Smith ar ريك سميث el Ρικ Σμιθ he ריק סמית ru Рик Смит zh 瑞克·史密斯
🔖 Identifiers · 29
VIAF cluster ID
305912143
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2014037342
GND ID
1046955497
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Rick Smith.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0002363930
BIBSYS ID
8020847
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
167286544
Discogs artist ID
6522
Film.ru person ID
rik-smit
Freebase ID
/m/01vxvvx
HAND ID
7E2B-3D23-F85B-3B1F-061F
IMDb ID
nm1587208
Show all 29 identifiers +17
IPI name number
00122256803
IdRef ID
176930671
Kinobox person ID
943131
LdiF person ID
213208
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
7090
MusicBrainz artist ID
ad5ed770-c776-42fe-affb-3c462e000f6d
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000306356
NL CR AUT ID
xx0179767
NNDB people ID
615/000044483
Rate Your Music artist ID
rick_smith_f1
SBN author ID
LO1V413726
SVKKL authority ID
0362902-Smith-Rick-1959
Songkick artist ID
901899
TMDB person ID
84664
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJc7RVVJ9mcBxPPJFMh4MP
Yale LUX ID
person/aeda5a45-9f5b-4206-86aa-4a96f5273e34
ČSFD person ID
99363

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🔗 Connections
Mb:composer 12
Moaner, Moaner, Crocodile, Crocodile, Jumbo, Jumbo, Push Upstairs, Push Upstairs +4 more
Mb:writer 10
Born Slippy .NUXX, Born Slippy .NUXX, Cowgirl (Bedrock mix), Cowgirl (Bedrock mix), Dirty Epic, Dirty Epic, Pearl's Girl, Pearl's Girl +2 more
Mb:lyricist 6
Moaner, Moaner, Jumbo, Jumbo, Push Upstairs, Push Upstairs
Mb:member of band 3
Underworld, Freur, Tomato
Mb:performer of 1
Trance
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Summary

Rick Smith was born on May 25, 1959[1], in Ammanford[2]. He has worked as a songwriter[3], composer[4], and musician[5].

FAQs

Where was Rick Smith born?

Rick Smith was born in Ammanford[2].

What did Rick Smith do for work?

Rick Smith worked as a songwriter[3], composer[4], and musician[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . 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. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0362902-Smith-Rick-1959
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0362902-Smith-Rick-1959, batch #259494"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → keyboard instrument
    Place of birth → Ammanford
    Freebase ID → /m/01vxvvx
    NNDB people ID → 615/000044483
    + 42 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32080: import P21 and P106 from GND (22)"
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