Betty Davis

American funk and soul singer
Person human Q292355
Betty Davis
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Betty Davis

Summary

Betty Davis is a human[1]. Born in Durham[2], she… she was born on July 26, 1945[3]. She passed away in Homestead[4]. She died on February 9, 2022[5]. She worked as a singer[6], singer-songwriter[7], composer[8], songwriter[9], and model[10]. She ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,199 views/month, #6,476 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Durham[2], Betty Davis…
  • Betty Davis passed away in Homestead[4].
  • Betty Davis was born on July 26, 1945[3].
  • Betty Davis was born on July 26, 1944[12].
  • Betty Davis died on February 9, 2022[5].
  • Betty Davis was married to Miles Davis[13].
  • Betty Davis held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Betty Davis's professions included singer[6].
  • Betty Davis worked as a singer-songwriter[7].
  • Betty Davis's professions included composer[8].
  • Betty Davis worked as a songwriter[9].
  • Betty Davis worked as a model[10].
  • Betty Davis's field of work was music composing[15].
  • Betty Davis is recorded as female[16].
  • Betty Davis's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Betty Davis's genre is pop music[18].
  • Betty Davis's genre is soul[19].
  • Betty Davis's genre is funk[20].
  • Betty Davis's genre is rock music[21].
  • Betty Davis's record label is recorded as Island Records[22].
  • Betty Davis's family name is recorded as Davis[23].
  • Betty Davis's family name is recorded as Mabry[24].
  • Betty Davis's given name is recorded as Betty[25].
  • Betty Davis's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[26].
  • Betty Davis's instrument is recorded as voice[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1944-07-26[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2022-02-09[31]

  • Genre(s): blues, funk, funk rock, r&b, soul[32]

  • Community tags: blues, funk, funk rock, r&b, soul[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bb17dc42-ecaf-42ca-aa35-b23207573060[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Durham[2], Betty Davis… Recorded date of birth include July 26, 1945[3] and July 26, 1944[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], singer-songwriter[7], composer[8], songwriter[9], and model[10]. Betty Davis's field of work was music composing[15].

Personal Life

Among Betty Davis's spouses was Miles Davis[13].

Death and Burial

Betty Davis died on February 9, 2022[5]. She passed away in Homestead[4].

Why It Matters

Betty Davis ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,199 views/month, #6,476 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] She is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Betty Davis born?

Betty Davis was born in Durham[2].

Where did Betty Davis die?

Betty Davis passed away in Homestead[4].

Who was Betty Davis married to?

Betty Davis's spouses include Miles Davis[13].

What did Betty Davis do for work?

Betty Davis worked as singer[6], singer-songwriter[7], composer[8], songwriter[9], and model[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [12] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . The New York Times. Retrieved . rollingstone.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation singer, singer-songwriter, composer +2
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  2. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id no2020036276
    Place of birth Durham
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Manner of death natural causes
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