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A. K. Salim

American musician (1922–2003)
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A. K. Salim

Summary

A. K. Salim is a human[1]. He was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on July 28, 1922[3]. He died on January 1, 2003[4]. He worked as a musician[5], saxophonist[6], and composer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • A. K. Salim's place of birth was Chicago[2].
  • A. K. Salim was born on July 28, 1922[3].
  • A. K. Salim died on January 1, 2003[4].
  • A. K. Salim held citizenship in United States[9].
  • A. K. Salim worked as a musician[5].
  • A. K. Salim's professions included saxophonist[6].
  • A. K. Salim's professions included composer[7].
  • A. K. Salim's religion is recorded as Islam[10].
  • A. K. Salim is recorded as male[11].
  • A. K. Salim's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • A. K. Salim's genre is jazz[13].
  • A. K. Salim's record label is recorded as Savoy Records[14].
  • A. K. Salim's family name is recorded as Salim[15].
  • A. K. Salim's given name is recorded as Ahmad[16].
  • A. K. Salim's instrument is recorded as saxophone[17].
  • A. K. Salim's start of work period is recorded as 1939[18].

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Origins and Family

A. K. Salim's place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on July 28, 1922[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[5], saxophonist[6], and composer[7].

Personal Life

A. K. Salim's religion is recorded as Islam[10].

Death and Burial

A. K. Salim died on January 1, 2003[4].

Why It Matters

A. K. Salim ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was A. K. Salim born?

A. K. Salim was born in Chicago[2].

What did A. K. Salim do for work?

A. K. Salim worked as musician[5], saxophonist[6], and composer[7].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → a-k-salim
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: a-k-salim, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289915078|a k salim (#289915078)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  2. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → saxophone
    Place of birth → Chicago
    Genre → —
    Citizenship → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32082|batch #32082]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
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