Steve Howe

English guitarist
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Summary

Steve Howe was born on April 8, 1947[1], in London[2]. He has worked as a guitarist[3], songwriter[4], composer[5], and musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,645 views/month, #6,884 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Child: Dylan Howe[8], Virgil Howe[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[10]
  • Educated at: Beacon High[11]
  • Member of: Asia[12], Yes[13], The Syndicats[14], Tomorrow[15], Bodast[16], GTR[17], Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe[18], Steve Howe Trio[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Genre: progressive rock[21]
  • Record label: Atlantic Records[22]
  • Discography: Steve Howe discography[23]
  • Commons category: Steve Howe[24]
  • Family name: Howe[25]
  • Given name: Stephen James[26]
  • Official website: http://www.stevehowe.com/[27]
  • Instrument: guitar[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[29]
  • Topic has template: Template:Steve Howe[30]
  • Birth name: Stephen James Howe[31]
  • Name in native language: Steve Howe[32]
  • Different from: Steve Howe[33]
  • Start of work period: 1964[34]

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[35]

  • Country: GB[36]

  • Began / founded: 1947-04-08[37]

  • Genre(s): crossover prog, hard rock, jazz, pop, progressive rock, rock[38]

  • Community tags: british, crossover prog, english, hard rock, jazz, pop, progressive rock, rock, uk[39]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9a4f2c10-60d6-4f78-9f8c-c0162424c41f[40]

Why It Matters

Steve Howe has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

He has been cited as an influence by Keith Levene[43], a composer[44], 1957–2022[45], of United Kingdom[46].

FAQs

Where was Steve Howe born?

Steve Howe's place of birth was London[2].

What did Steve Howe do for work?

Steve Howe worked as a guitarist[3], songwriter[4], composer[5], and musician[6].

Where did Steve Howe go to school?

Steve Howe was educated at Beacon High[11].

Who did Steve Howe influence?

Steve Howe has been cited as an influence by Keith Levene[43].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [28] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0089737-Howe-Steve-1947
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Beacon High
    Child → Dylan Howe, Virgil Howe
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Genre → progressive rock
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