Simon May

British composer
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Simon May

Summary

Simon May is a human[1]. His place of birth was Devizes[2]. He was born on August 15, 1944[3]. He worked as a composer[4], songwriter[5], musician[6], and film score composer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Simon May's place of birth was Devizes[2].
  • Simon May was born on August 15, 1944[3].
  • Simon May held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Simon May's professions included composer[4].
  • Simon May's professions included songwriter[5].
  • Simon May worked as a musician[6].
  • Simon May's professions included film score composer[7].
  • Simon May's education included a stint at Dauntsey's School[10].
  • Simon May's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Simon May is EastEnders[12].
  • Simon May received the Television and Radio Industries Club[13].
  • Simon May is recorded as male[14].
  • Simon May's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Simon May's genre is film[16].
  • Simon May's genre is television[17].
  • Simon May's record label is recorded as BBC Records[18].
  • Simon May's family name is recorded as May[19].
  • Simon May's given name is recorded as Simon[20].
  • Simon May's official website is recorded as http://www.simonmay.co.uk/[21].
  • Simon May's valid in period is recorded as 1975[22].
  • Simon May's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Simon May's name in native language is recorded as Simon May[24].
  • Simon May's different from is recorded as Simon May[25].

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[26]

  • Country: GB[27]

  • Began / founded: 1944-08-15[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9e218bdf-81b7-4308-a3a8-3b147432157f[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Simon May's place of birth was Devizes[2]. He was born on August 15, 1944[3].

Education

Educated at Dauntsey's School[10], a school[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1980[32] and University of Cambridge[11], a collegiate university[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1209[35], headquartered in Cambridge[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], songwriter[5], musician[6], and film score composer[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Simon May is EastEnders[12].

Recognition

Simon May received the Television and Radio Industries Club[13].

Why It Matters

Simon May ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Simon May born?

Simon May was born in Devizes[2].

What did Simon May do for work?

Simon May worked as composer[4], songwriter[5], musician[6], and film score composer[7].

Where did Simon May go to school?

Simon May was educated at Dauntsey's School[10] and University of Cambridge[11].

What awards did Simon May receive?

Honors received include Television and Radio Industries Club[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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