Billy Reid

British songwriter
Person human Q4913224
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Summary

Billy Reid was born on January 1, 1902[1], in Southampton[2]. He died on January 1, 1974[3], in Southampton[4]. He worked as a songwriter[5], accordionist[6], pianist[7], and conductor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: September 19, 1902[10]
  • Date of death: December 12, 1974[11]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[12], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Family name: Reid[15]
  • Given name: William[16], Gordon[17]
  • Instrument: accordion[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19]
  • Birth name: William Gordon Reid[20]
  • Name in native language: Billy Reid[21]
  • Different from: Billy Reid[22]
  • Start of work period: 1956[23]

FAQs

Where was Billy Reid born?

Billy Reid's place of birth was Southampton[2].

Where did Billy Reid die?

Billy Reid passed away in Southampton[4].

What did Billy Reid do for work?

Billy Reid worked as a songwriter[5], accordionist[6], pianist[7], and conductor[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → +1974-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1974-12-12T00:00:00Z
    Date of birth → +1902-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1902-09-19T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 17d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 2
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en']
    Place of death → Southampton
    Place of birth → Southampton
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56928|batch #56928]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discogs artist id → 190652, 818580
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Billy Reid'}
    Gnd id → 1147711747
    Isni → 0000000063030654
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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