Brian May

CBE
Birth nameBrian Harold May
Born (1947-07-19) 19 July 1947 (age 71)
Hampton, London, England
GenresRock
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • author
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1965–present
Labels
  • Hollywood
  • Parlophone
Associated acts
  • Smile
  • Queen
  • Queen + Paul Rodgers
  • Robbie Williams
  • Queen + Adam Lambert
  • Kerry Ellis
EducationHampton Grammar School
Alma materImperial College London (BSc, PhD)
Spouse(s)
Christine Mullen
(m. 1976; div. 1988)

Anita Dobson
(m. 2000)
Children3
AwardsInductee, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2001)
CBE (2005)
Scientific career
ThesisA survey of radial velocities in the zodiacal dust cloud (2008)
Doctoral advisor
  • Jim Ring
  • Ken Reay
  • Michael Rowan-Robinson
Influences
  • Patrick Moore
  • Chris Lintott
Websitebrianmay.com