Autographs of Mark Knopfler
Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a British musician. He was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits from 1977 to 1995, and he is one of the two members who stayed throughout the band's existence, along with the bassist John Illsley. He pursued a solo career after the band dissolved, and is now an independent artist.
Knopfler was born in Glasgow, and was raised in Blyth, near Newcastle. After graduating from the University of Leeds and working for three years as a college lecturer, Knopfler co-founded Dire Straits with his younger brother, David Knopfler. The band recorded six albums, including Brothers in Arms (1985), one of the best-selling albums in history. After Dire Straits disbanded in 1995, Knopfler began a solo career, and has produced ten solo albums to date. He has composed and produced film scores for nine films, including Local Hero (1983), Cal (1984), The Princess Bride (1987), Wag the Dog (1997) and Altamira (2016). He has produced albums for Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, and Randy Newman.
Described by Classic Rock as a virtuoso, Knopfler is a fingerstyle guitarist and was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". With Dire Straits, Knopfler sold between 100 million and 120 million records. A four-time Grammy Award winner, Knopfler is the recipient of the Edison Award, the Steiger Award and the Ivor Novello Award, as well as holding three honorary doctorate degrees in music from universities in the United Kingdom. Knopfler was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Dire Straits in 2018.
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Current items with a signature of Mark Knopfler
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Traded items with a signature of Mark Knopfler
The most expensive item with a signature of Mark Knopfler (DIRE STRAITS Brothers in Arms, VINYL LP Mark Knopfler Clark Guy Autograph SIGNED) was sold in December 2025 for £2,319.32 while the cheapest item (Mark Knopfler - MUSIC FROM THE FILM CAL Vinyl LP Record & AUTOGRAPHED Photograph) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2021. The month with the most items sold (23) was March 2026 with an average selling price of £178.46 for an autographed item of Mark Knopfler. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2013 with £488.94 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £6.00 was October 2018. In average, an autographed item from Mark Knopfler is worth £35.00.
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Latest News about Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler immortalises The Chronicle in song on new album (18/03/2015): Mark recalls how he was paid 6/6d for a Saturday job at the Chronicle in the 60s and met the poet Basil Bunting 
Music Review: Mark Knopfler mellow on 'Tracker' (16/03/2015): Mark Knopfler, "Tracker" (Verve)Mark Knopfler, who attended school in Newcastle, releases his new album on Monda (14/03/2015): Tracker was inspired by his past growing up and includes a song about his time as a Chronicle copy boy Mark Knopfler opens competition to make new music video (11/03/2015): Mark Knopfler is looking for a fan to make his next music video, with the successful entrant being awarded $4000 prize money.Mark Knopfler new album Tracker released March 13 (10/03/2015): It has been announced that Mark Knopfler's new album Tracker will be released on March 13 followed by a European tour commencing on May 15 at Dublin's 3 Arena.
Older News Stories about Mark Knopfler
Rock star Mark Knopfler was a copy boy on the Chronicle in Newcastle (02/2015): A song on Mark Knopfler's new album was inspired by journalist and poet Basil Bunting Watch: Mark Knopfler performs the Last Post in memory of First World War heroes (10/2014): The former Dire Straits frontman played a moving guitar version of the military call in memory of the Northumberland Fusiliers killed in battle North-East gig next year for Mark Knopfler (09/2014): LOCAL hero Mark Knopfler is returning to his native North-East as part of a forthcoming European tour. Mark Knopfler re-records Local Hero ahead of Great North Run to raise money for (08/2014): MARK Knopfler has re-recorded the iconic Local Hero theme ahead of next weekend’s Great North Run.
