Bill Barber

American musician
Person human Q183196
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Bill Barber

Summary

Bill Barber is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on May 21, 1920[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on June 18, 2007[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Bill Barber was born in New York City[2].
  • Bill Barber passed away in New York City[4].
  • Bill Barber was born on May 21, 1920[3].
  • Bill Barber died on June 18, 2007[5].
  • Bill Barber held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Bill Barber worked as a jazz musician[6].
  • Bill Barber was educated at Juilliard School[9].
  • Bill Barber is recorded as male[10].
  • Bill Barber's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Bill Barber's genre is swing[12].
  • Bill Barber's Commons category is recorded as Bill Barber (musician)[13].
  • The cause of death was heart failure[14].
  • Bill Barber's family name is recorded as Barber[15].
  • Bill Barber's given name is recorded as William[16].
  • Bill Barber's given name is recorded as Bill[17].
  • Bill Barber's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[18].
  • Bill Barber's instrument is recorded as tuba[19].

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[20]

  • Country: US[21]

  • Began / founded: 1920-05-21[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2007-06-18[23]

  • Genre(s): jazz[24]

  • Community tags: jazz[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7a5bb66a-37f4-4410-bcda-36f1e3bf7b37[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New York City[2], Bill Barber… he was born on May 21, 1920[3].

Education

Bill Barber was educated at Juilliard School[9].

Career and Affiliations

Bill Barber's professions included jazz musician[6].

Death and Burial

Bill Barber died on June 18, 2007[5]. He passed away in New York City[4]. The cause of death was heart failure[14].

Why It Matters

Bill Barber ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

FAQs

Where was Bill Barber born?

Bill Barber was born in New York City[2].

Where did Bill Barber die?

Bill Barber passed away in New York City[4].

What did Bill Barber do for work?

Bill Barber worked as jazz musician[6].

Where did Bill Barber go to school?

Bill Barber was educated at Juilliard School[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument tuba
    Place of birth New York City
    Genre
    Citizenship
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