Elton John

Also known as Reg Dwight, Reggie Dwight, Lord Choc Ice, Tripe, Elton Hercules John né Reginald Kenneth Dwight, Rockaday Johnnie, Prince Rhino, Dinah Card

Sir Elton Hercules John is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting effect on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with the lyricist Bernie Taupin is one of the most successful in history. John was the 19th person to achieve an "EGOT", winning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards. He has sold over 300 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

OverviewAI-generated

Elton John, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in 1947 in Pinner, is a British singer, composer, film actor, and pianist. He is a tenor who performs rock music, pop rock, glam rock, and soft rock. His career began in 1962, and he has worked in New York City, the United States, and England. John speaks English and identifies as gay. He has been recognized in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the Kennedy Center Honors collections.

His notable works include the musical *Billy Elliot*, the album *Goodbye Yellow Brick Road*, and the songs "Your Song" and "Tiny Dancer." He has received the Grammy Legend Award and MusiCares Person of the Year, and he is a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. John has performed at Live Aid and has recorded for Universal Records, Island Records, Philips Records, and DJM Records. He was educated at the Royal Academy of Music and the University of London.

Synthesized by Vinony from 33 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Firecrawl, MusicBrainz, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

In the Vinony graph

Elton John appears in Vinony's Kennedy Center Honors collection — one of 238 entries. It also appears in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Vinony's link graph records 8,451 inbound references to Elton John, and connects out to Order of the Companions of Honour, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and Diana, Princess of Wales.

It is catalogued under topics including 1947 births, 20th-century British composers and 20th-century British LGBTQ people.

Vinony links it to 98 Wikipedia language editions.

Film & TV

Pinner, Middlesex, England, UK

Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter, and pianist. He has collaborated with the lyricist Bernie Taupin throughout his career. John has released 32 studio albums, including "Empty Sky" (1969), "Honky Château" (1972), "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973), "Rock of the Westies" (1975), "Sleeping with the Past" (1989), "The One" (1992),…

Known for

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow — Self2026
Man on the Run — Self2026
Elton John - Rock In Rio 20262026
TFI Unplugged — Self (Archive Footage)2026
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues — Self2025
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl — Self2025
An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile — Self2025
Elton John: Touched By Gold — Self2025
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self2025
Stans — Self (archive footage)2025

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United Kingdom
Active from: 1947

Discography

Member of

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Wikipedia views (30d)

250,034 total

via Wikimedia Pageviews API

Official website

Home - Elton John

The official website of Elton John, featuring tour dates, stories, interviews, pictures, exclusive merch and more

eltonjohn.com →

Link to the official site · 5,228 chars · not written by Vinony

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Pinner
Spouse: David Furnish
Occupation: lyricist
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Academy Award for Best Original Song
Notable work: Billy Elliot the Musical
Noble title: Knight Bachelor
Field of work: popular music
Genre: rhythm and blues
Instrument: voice
Discography: Elton John discography
Official website: www.eltonjohn.com
Image: Elton John 2023.jpg
Number of children: 2
Work location: England
Voice type: tenor

Show 21 more facts

birth name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Commons category: Elton John
date of birth: 1947-03-25
topic's main category: Category:Elton John
topic has template: Template:Elton John
start of work period: 1962-00-00
sexual orientation: homosexuality
pseudonym: Elton John
honorific prefix: Sir
name in native language: Reginald Kenneth Dwight
partner in business or sport: Bernie Taupin
copyright representative: PRS for Music
supported sports team: Watford F.C.
related category: Category:Songs with music by Elton John
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
net worth: 320000000
social media followers: 1200960
nominated for: Tony Award for Best Original Score
affiliation string: Elton John AIDS Foundation
medical condition: epilepsy
short name: Elton John

Sources (13)

via Wikidata · CC0

~40 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. An influential figure in popular culture, he is known for his flamboyant fashion, showmanship and songwriting partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin. With over 300 million records sold worldwide, he is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. An EGOT winner, John's accolades include five Grammy Awards, two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Tony Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award and the Kennedy Center Honors.

John learnt to play piano at an early age, winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. In the 1960s, he formed the blues band Bluesology, wrote songs for other artists alongside Taupin, and worked as a session musician, before releasing his debut album, Empty Sky (1969). Throughout the next six decades, John cemented his status as a cultural icon with 32 studio albums, including Honky Château (1972), Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973), Rock of the Westies (1975), Sleeping with the Past (1989), The One (1992), Songs from the West Coast (2001), The Diving Board (2013) and The Lockdown Sessions (2021). He has also had success in musical films and theatre, composing music for The Lion King (1994), Aida (2000), and Billy Elliot the Musical (2005). John's final tour, Farewell Yellow Brick Road (2018–2023), became the highest-grossing tour ever at the time. His life and career were dramatised in the 2019 biographical film Rocketman.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Elton John” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.