# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/snakefinger
# Generated: 2026-08-12T19:19:06.688Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/snakefinger"
name: "Snakefinger"
slug: "snakefinger"
description: "Philip Charles Lithman, who performed under the stage name Snakefinger, was an English musician, singer and songwriter. A multi-instrumentalist, he was best known for his guitar and violin work and his collaborations with the Residents."
tagline: "English musician, singer and songwriter (1949–1987)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/Snakefinger1.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1949-06-17"
deathDate: "1987-07-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.8
  momentum:             2.307217766810611
  historical:           9.27182
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10725360/"
    handle:    "nm10725360"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/142962"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1"
    title: "سناكيفينجير"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakefinger"
    title: "Snakefinger"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakefinger"
    title: "Snakefinger"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Charles_Lithman"
    title: "Philip Charles Lithman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakefinger"
    title: "Snakefinger"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakefinger"
    title: "Snakefinger"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakefinger"
    title: "Snakefinger"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakefinger"
    title: "Snakefinger"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakefinger"
    title: "Snakefinger"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0d5229d9-98f2-4ab6-94a1-4e90779cfa71"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2086125"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump