Chris Smith

American composer and vaudeville performer (1879-1949)
Person human Q5108092
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Summary

Chris Smith is a human[1]. He was born in Charleston[2]. He was born on October 12, 1879[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on October 4, 1949[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Charleston[2].
  • Chris Smith passed away in New York City[4].
  • Chris Smith was born on October 12, 1879[3].
  • Chris Smith died on October 4, 1949[5].
  • Chris Smith held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Chris Smith is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].
  • Chris Smith's professions included composer[6].
  • Chris Smith's professions included musician[7].
  • Chris Smith is recorded as male[11].
  • Chris Smith's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Chris Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[13].
  • Chris Smith's given name is recorded as Christopher[14].
  • Chris Smith's given name is recorded as M.[15].
  • Chris Smith's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[16].
  • Chris Smith's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Christopher M. Smith'}[17].
  • Chris Smith's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chris Smith'}[18].
  • Chris Smith's copyright representative is recorded as American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers[19].
  • Chris Smith's P14750 is recorded as 8BCB-5184-350C-7639-648C[20].

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.

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  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: US[22]

  • Began / founded: 1879-10-12[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1949-10-04[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b46d3ee1-e9f5-4109-a7b9-17e0b1e3dfcc[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Chris Smith was born in Charleston[2]. He was born on October 12, 1879[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].

Career and Affiliations

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

Death and Burial

Chris Smith died on October 4, 1949[5]. He passed away in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Chris Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Chris Smith born?

Chris Smith was born in Charleston[2].

Where did Chris Smith die?

Chris Smith passed away in New York City[4].

What did Chris Smith do for work?

Chris Smith worked as composer[6] and musician[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'nl']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 8BCB-5184-350C-7639-648C
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  3. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Christopher, M.
    Ethnic group → African Americans
    Family name → Smith
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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