in August 1959
Precision: month · Rank: normal
- Source: Companies House
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Edwyn Collins
Scottish musician
Edwyn Collins has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists August 23, 1959 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Born
August 23, 1959
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
- Birthplace
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Professions
- guitarist, singer-songwriter, songwriter, singer, composer, musician
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: August 23, 1959 (IMDb) or in August 1959 (Companies House) or September 23, 1959 (Integrated Authority File).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
September 23, 1959
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: Integrated Authority File
More about Edwyn Collins
- Birth name
- Edwyn Stephen Collins
Official links & social profiles
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Edwyn Collins born?
Edwyn Collins was born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
What was Edwyn Collins’s name at birth?
Edwyn Collins’s recorded birth name is Edwyn Stephen Collins.