# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nicko-mcbrain
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:04:46.509Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nicko-mcbrain"
name: "Nicko McBrain"
slug: "nicko-mcbrain"
description: "Michael Henry \"Nicko\" McBrain is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden since 1982. He is the third-longest serving member of the band, having appeared on each Iron Maiden album since Piece of Mind (1983). McBrain retired from touring in 2024, although he remains a member of the band for studio projects. Having played in small pub bands since 1966 from the age of 14, after leaving school, McBrain did session work before joining a variety of artists, such as Streetwalkers in 1975, Pat Travers, and the French political band Trust. By 2026, the band's albums with Nicko McBrain had sold well over 100 million copies."
tagline: "British drummer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nicko_McBrain_2.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1952-06-05"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  historical:           24.27699333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump