Michael Eavis

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Michael Eavis
CBE
Eavis in 2005
Born
Athelstan Joseph Michael Eavis

(1935-10-17) 17 October 1935 (age 88)
Occupation(s)Farmer, businessman
Known forFounding Glastonbury Festival
ChildrenEmily Eavis and four others
Parent(s)Michael and Jean Eavis

Michael Eavis CBE[1] (born Athelstan Joseph Michael Eavis; 17 October 1935) is an English dairy farmer. He is the founder of the Glastonbury Festival, which takes place at his farm in Pilton, Somerset.

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  1. "To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order". London Gazette (Supplement No. 1). 16 June 2007. p. 7. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.

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