# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mark-knopfler
# Generated: 2026-08-31T20:34:05.231Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Mark Freuder Knopfler was born in Glasgow on 12 August 1949 and raised in Newcastle. After graduating from the University of Leeds and spending three years as a college lecturer, he co-founded Dire Straits in 1977 with his younger brother David. The band recorded six albums, including Brothers in Arms in 1985, one of the best-selling albums in history; together they moved between 100 million and 120 million records. Dire Straits disbanded in 1995, and Knopfler began a solo career that has so far yielded ten albums. He has also composed and produced film scores for nine films — among them Local Hero, The Princess Bride, and Wag the Dog — and produced records for Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, and Randy Newman. Rolling Stone ranked him 27th on its list of the greatest guitarists of all time; he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.