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Rod Temperton

English songwriter, producer and musician (1949–2016)
Person Human Q931723

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
October 9, 1949
Date of death
September 25, 2016
Place of birth
Cleethorpes
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[10]
Occupation
singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, songwriter, musician
Educated at
De Aston School[11]
Genre
rhythm and blues[13]
Cause of death
cancer[14]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Original Score, Academy Award for Best Original Song[20][21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Birth name
Rodney Lynn Temperton[23]
Copyright representative
PRS for Music[26]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[27]
Family name
Temperton[15]
Given name
Rodney, Lynn[16][17]
Instrument
keyboard instrument[19]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
Name in native language
Rod Temperton[24]
Start of work period
1974[25]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 41
ISNI
0000000114532743
VIAF cluster ID
100232413
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85151654
GND ID
135481813
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
7058
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000293897
American Film Institute person ID
257149
Awards & Winners artist ID
07j8pt
BIBSYS ID
58512
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14836669s
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10082495
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1015857
Show all 41 identifiers +29
DR music artist ID
10823
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
135481813
Discogs artist ID
148175
Europeana entity
agent/base/76268
Find a Grave memorial ID
170886572
Freebase ID
/m/07j8pt
GTAA ID
261885
Grammy Awards artist ID
rod-temperton, rod-temperton/10331
HAND ID
799B-B919-5BD8-CE82-8D59
IMDb ID
nm0854644
IPI name number
00126324204
KANTO ID
000192578
Kinobox person ID
419030
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
189486
Movie Walker Press person ID
23368
MusicBrainz artist ID
ac6cc156-eb47-4c98-9b04-b57ece512950
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
382614
NUKAT ID
n2012218718
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1054889
Offizielle Deutsche Charts person ID
671
Quora topic ID
Rod-Temperton
Rate Your Music artist ID
rod_temperton
SBN author ID
UBOV023713
SecondHandSongs artist ID
4803
TMDB person ID
1492920
VGMdb artist ID
23831
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJktk86PQKQhdPf4MBp9Dq
Yale LUX ID
person/13626f3f-ce47-482a-a5d2-a1d0a9221f82
ČSFD person ID
366894

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🔗 Connections
Mb:composer 24
Thriller, Thriller, Rock with You, Rock with You, Off the Wall, Off the Wall, Baby Be Mine, Baby Be Mine +16 more
Mb:lyricist 22
Thriller, Thriller, Rock with You, Rock with You, Off the Wall, Off the Wall, Baby Be Mine, Baby Be Mine +14 more
Mb:writer 10
Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger), Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger), Stomp!, Stomp!, I'm That Chick, I'm That Chick, The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite), The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite) +2 more
Compositions 6
Thriller, Rock with You, Off the Wall, Michael Jackson's Thriller, Baby Be Mine, The Lady in My Life
← Lyricist 6
Thriller, Rock with You, Off the Wall, Baby Be Mine, The Lady in My Life, Give Me the Night
Occupation 4
composer, record producer, songwriter, singer-songwriter
Nominated for 2
Academy Award for Best Original Song, Academy Award for Best Original Score
Cause of death 1
cancer
Copyright representative 1
PRS for Music
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Genre 1
rhythm and blues
Given name 1
Lynn
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
keyboard instrument
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:member of band 1
Heatwave
Place of birth 1
Cleethorpes
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Rod Temperton was born on October 9, 1949[1], in Cleethorpes[2]. He died on September 25, 2016[3], in London[4]. He worked as a singer-songwriter[5], composer[6], record producer[7], songwriter[8], and musician[9].

FAQs

Where was Rod Temperton born?

Rod Temperton was born in Cleethorpes[2].

Where did Rod Temperton die?

Rod Temperton passed away in London[4].

What did Rod Temperton do for work?

Rod Temperton worked as a singer-songwriter[5], composer[6], record producer[7], songwriter[8], and musician[9].

Where did Rod Temperton go to school?

Rod Temperton was educated at De Aston School[11].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65760: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 799B-B919-5BD8-CE82-8D59
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46380: HAND ID (3)"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → London
    Copyright representative → PRS for Music
    Instance of → human
    Cause of death → cancer
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32154: import P21 and P106 from GND (36)"
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