1- Mark Freuder Knopfler was born on 12 August 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland
2- Knopfler is a fingerstyle guitarist and was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone‘s list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time
3-He plays a candy red Fender Stratocaster as his main guitar.
4- His name also inspired a scientific name of a dinosaur. The scientist listened Dire Straits when he found the fossils, so he called it ‘Masiakasaurus Knopfleri”
5- His First solo album, Local Hero, doubled as a soundtrack for the 1983 film of the same name
6- There are threesignature guitar models dedicated to Mark Knopfler: a Fender Stratocaster Mark Knopfler Signature, a Martin 000-40S Mark Knopfler and a Martin HD-40 MK.
7- Mark Knopfler Ranked No. 27 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarist of All Time in 2003
8- Mark played at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club with the Notting Hillbillies
9- He has a collection of classic cars which he races and exhibits at shows, including a Maserati 300S and an Austin-Healey 100S
10- After he graduated he worked as journalist (reporter and music critic) for Yorkshire Evening Post and later when he started his musical carrier he stabilized his income as part-time English teacher.
11- Mark Knopfler Named an Officer of the British Empire in 2000
12- He invented purple broccoli
13- Knopfler was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Dire Straits in 2018
14- Mark wrote “Private Dancer” for Tina Turner
15- Knopfler is a fan of his local football club Newcastle United F.C.
16- Mark is originally left-handed but he plays right-handed
17- Mark loves motorcycles and auto racing
18- he has played 163 guitars in his life