Byron Gay

American songwriter (1886-1945)
Person human Q5004363
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Byron Gay

Summary

Byron Gay is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on August 28, 1886[3]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. He died on December 23, 1945[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and songwriter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Byron Gay was born in Chicago[2].
  • Byron Gay died in Los Angeles[4].
  • Byron Gay was born on August 28, 1886[3].
  • Byron Gay died on December 23, 1945[5].
  • Burial took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park[9].
  • Byron Gay held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Byron Gay's professions included composer[6].
  • Byron Gay worked as a songwriter[7].
  • Byron Gay is recorded as male[11].
  • Byron Gay's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Byron Gay's Commons category is recorded as Byron Gay[13].
  • Byron Gay's family name is recorded as Gay[14].
  • Byron Gay's given name is recorded as Byron[15].
  • Byron Gay's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].
  • Byron Gay's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[17].
  • Byron Gay's copyright status as a creator is recorded as part of the copyrights on oeuvre has expired[18].

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[19]

  • Country: US[20]

  • Began / founded: 1886-08-28[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1945-12-23[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6ccad4eb-9b74-4f22-ad32-2bff6f53184c[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Byron Gay's place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on August 28, 1886[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and songwriter[7].

Death and Burial

Byron Gay died on December 23, 1945[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. Burial took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park[9].

Why It Matters

Byron Gay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Byron Gay born?

Byron Gay was born in Chicago[2].

Where did Byron Gay die?

Byron Gay died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Byron Gay do for work?

Byron Gay worked as composer[6] and songwriter[7].

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] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Byron
    Family name Gay
    Country of citizenship United States
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