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Roy Hay

British musician
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Roy Hay

Summary

Roy Hay is a human[1]. His place of birth was Southend-on-Sea[2]. He was born on August 12, 1961[3]. He worked as a musician[4], guitarist[5], and songwriter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (725 views/month, #6,898 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Roy Hay was born in Southend-on-Sea[2].
  • Roy Hay was born on August 12, 1961[3].
  • Roy Hay held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Roy Hay worked as a musician[4].
  • Roy Hay's professions included guitarist[5].
  • Roy Hay worked as a songwriter[6].
  • Roy Hay was a member of Culture Club[9].
  • Roy Hay is recorded as male[10].
  • Roy Hay's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Roy Hay's genre is new wave[12].
  • Roy Hay's Commons category is recorded as Roy Hay (musician)[13].
  • Roy Hay's family name is recorded as Hay[14].
  • Roy Hay's given name is recorded as Roy[15].
  • Roy Hay's given name is recorded as Ernest[16].
  • Roy Hay's instrument is recorded as guitar[17].
  • Roy Hay's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].
  • Roy Hay's copyright representative is recorded as American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers[19].
  • Roy Hay's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[20].

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[21]

  • Country: GB[22]

  • Began / founded: 1961-08-12[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: eb6b6cd2-ca1b-43c0-88e8-d7f675c1db20[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Roy Hay's place of birth was Southend-on-Sea[2]. He was born on August 12, 1961[3].

Career and Affiliations

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

Why It Matters

Roy Hay ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (725 views/month, #6,898 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Roy Hay born?

Roy Hay was born in Southend-on-Sea[2].

What did Roy Hay do for work?

Roy Hay worked as musician[4], guitarist[5], and songwriter[6].

Related Entities

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Los Santos de Maimona Southend-on-Sea United Kingdom

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Roy, Ernest
    Family name → Hay
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
    Instance of → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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