Bill Coleman

American musician (1904-1981)
Person human Q358891
Bill Coleman
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Bill Coleman

Summary

Bill Coleman is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kentucky[2]. He was born on August 4, 1904[3]. He passed away in Toulouse[4]. He died on August 24, 1981[5]. He worked as a jazz trumpeter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Bill Coleman was born in Kentucky[2].
  • Bill Coleman died in Toulouse[4].
  • Bill Coleman was born on August 4, 1904[3].
  • Bill Coleman died on August 24, 1981[5].
  • Burial took place at Q110340555[8].
  • Bill Coleman held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Bill Coleman's professions included jazz trumpeter[6].
  • Bill Coleman received the Knight of the National Order of Merit[10].
  • Bill Coleman is recorded as male[11].
  • Bill Coleman's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Bill Coleman's genre is jazz[13].
  • Bill Coleman's record label is recorded as Black & Blue[14].
  • Bill Coleman's Commons category is recorded as Bill Coleman[15].
  • Bill Coleman's family name is recorded as Coleman[16].
  • Bill Coleman's given name is recorded as Bill[17].
  • Bill Coleman's instrument is recorded as trumpet[18].
  • Bill Coleman's instrument is recorded as voice[19].
  • Bill Coleman's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Bill Coleman's start of work period is recorded as 1927[21].
  • Bill Coleman's oral history at is recorded as Institute of Jazz Studies[22].

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[23]

  • Country: FR[24]

  • Began / founded: 1904-08-04[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1981-08-24[26]

  • Genre(s): dixieland, jazz, swing[27]

  • Community tags: dixieland, jazz, swing[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 20236fcd-ffcb-430d-a01f-c1fe8b7d2c7b[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Bill Coleman's place of birth was Kentucky[2]. He was born on August 4, 1904[3].

Career and Affiliations

Bill Coleman worked as a jazz trumpeter[6].

Recognition

Bill Coleman received the Knight of the National Order of Merit[10].

Death and Burial

Bill Coleman died on August 24, 1981[5]. He died in Toulouse[4]. He is buried at Q110340555[8].

Why It Matters

Bill Coleman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was Bill Coleman born?

Born in Kentucky[2], Bill Coleman…

Where did Bill Coleman die?

Bill Coleman passed away in Toulouse[4].

What did Bill Coleman do for work?

Bill Coleman worked as jazz trumpeter[6].

What awards did Bill Coleman receive?

Honors received include Knight of the National Order of Merit[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Find a Grave. fr.findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . doi.org. Retrieved . doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Bill
    Oral history at Institute of Jazz Studies
    Instance of human
    Sex or gender male
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