Bill Johnson

American musician and banjoist (1905–1955)
Person human Q862206
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Summary

Bill Johnson was born on January 1, 1905[1], in Lexington[2]. He died on January 1, 1955[3], in Lexington[4]. He worked as a banjoist[5], singer[6], jazz guitarist[7], and guitarist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Genre: jazz[12]
  • Family name: Johnson[13]
  • Given name: William[14]
  • Instrument: guitar[15], voice[16]
  • Different from: William Manuel Johnson[17], Will Johnson[18]

Why It Matters

Bill Johnson is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Where was Bill Johnson born?

Bill Johnson's place of birth was Lexington[2].

Where did Bill Johnson die?

Bill Johnson passed away in Lexington[4].

What did Bill Johnson do for work?

Bill Johnson worked as a banjoist[5], singer[6], jazz guitarist[7], and guitarist[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 4
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'nl']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Lexington
    Gnd id → 1248413660
    Allmusic artist id → mn0001283709
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