Charles R. Cross

American journalist (1957–2024)
Person human Q4572489
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Charles R. Cross

Summary

Charles R. Cross is a human[1]. Born in Seattle[2], he… he was born on 1957[3]. He died on August 9, 2024[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], biographer[6], music journalist[7], music critic[8], and music publicist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Seattle[2], Charles R. Cross…
  • Charles R. Cross was born on 1957[3].
  • Charles R. Cross was born on May 7, 1957[11].
  • Charles R. Cross died on August 9, 2024[4].
  • Charles R. Cross held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Charles R. Cross worked as a journalist[5].
  • Charles R. Cross worked as a biographer[6].
  • Charles R. Cross worked as a music journalist[7].
  • Charles R. Cross worked as a music critic[8].
  • Charles R. Cross worked as a music publicist[9].
  • Charles R. Cross's field of work was music journalism[13].
  • Charles R. Cross's field of work was biography[14].
  • Charles R. Cross's education included a stint at University of Washington[15].
  • Charles R. Cross is recorded as male[16].
  • Charles R. Cross's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Charles R. Cross's Commons category is recorded as Charles R. Cross[18].
  • Charles R. Cross's family name is recorded as Cross[19].
  • Charles R. Cross's given name is recorded as Charles[20].
  • Charles R. Cross's given name is recorded as Richard[21].
  • Charles R. Cross's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Charles R. Cross's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Charles Richard Cross'}[23].
  • Charles R. Cross's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Charles R. Cross'}[24].

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[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1957-05-07[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2024-08-09[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4d607ea0-91e4-4038-ae00-dd3a4a6a5251[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Charles R. Cross was born in Seattle[2]. Recorded date of birth include 1957[3] and May 7, 1957[11].

Education

Charles R. Cross was educated at University of Washington[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[5], biographer[6], music journalist[7], music critic[8], and music publicist[9]. Fields of work include music journalism[13], a journalism genre[30] and biography[14], a literary genre[31].

Death and Burial

Charles R. Cross died on August 9, 2024[4].

Why It Matters

Charles R. Cross ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Works attributed to him include Heavier Than Heaven[34], a written work[35].

FAQs

Where was Charles R. Cross born?

Charles R. Cross's place of birth was Seattle[2].

What did Charles R. Cross do for work?

Charles R. Cross worked as journalist[5], biographer[6], music journalist[7], music critic[8], and music publicist[9].

Where did Charles R. Cross go to school?

Charles R. Cross was educated at University of Washington[15].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . variety.com. Retrieved . variety.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

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

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Charles, Richard
    Field of work music journalism, biography
    Family name Cross
    Country of citizenship United States
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