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Simon Rattle

Politician · Close Associate

Simon Rattle is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Saimons Retls · Simon Rattle · Σάιμον Ρατλ · Сайман Рэтл · Саймон Реттл · 10 more...				[sources]
Alias	Simon Denis Rattle · Sir Simon Denis Rattle · Sir Simon Rattle · Реттл Саймон · Реттл, Саймон · 5 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Rattle · Реттл · Рэттл · ראטל · サイモン・ラットル · 4 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1955-01-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Liverpool				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	International organization (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Denis · Simon				[sources]
Last name	Rattle				[sources]
Title	Sir				[sources]
Website	www.simonrattle.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q157814				[sources]
Position	UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador · music director (1980-1998) · music director (2002-2018) · music director (2017-) · principal conductor (2023-)				[sources]
Education	Liverpool College · St Anne's College				[sources]
Last change	2025-08-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2025-04-25

Descriptions

British conductor (born 1955)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-04-26

Relationships

Associations
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Gustávo Dudamel Politician	professional partner	-	-

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Candace Allen Close Associate	spouse	1996	2004
Magdalena Kožená Close Associate	spouse	2008	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,151

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,442

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,676

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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