Claude Hopkins

American pianist (1903-1984)
Person human Q362230
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Summary

Claude Hopkins is a human[1]. He was born in Alexandria[2]. He was born on August 24, 1903[3]. He passed away in Riverdale[4]. He died on February 19, 1984[5]. He worked as a bandleader[6], conductor[7], pianist[8], jazz musician[9], and composer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Claude Hopkins's place of birth was Alexandria[2].
  • Claude Hopkins died in Riverdale[4].
  • Claude Hopkins was born on August 24, 1903[3].
  • Claude Hopkins died on February 19, 1984[5].
  • Claude Hopkins held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Claude Hopkins is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[13].
  • Claude Hopkins worked as a bandleader[6].
  • Claude Hopkins worked as a conductor[7].
  • Claude Hopkins worked as a pianist[8].
  • Claude Hopkins worked as a jazz musician[9].
  • Claude Hopkins worked as a composer[10].
  • Claude Hopkins's professions included musician[14].
  • Claude Hopkins is recorded as male[15].
  • Claude Hopkins's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Claude Hopkins's genre is jazz[17].
  • Claude Hopkins's record label is recorded as Brunswick Records[18].
  • Claude Hopkins's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[19].
  • Claude Hopkins's Commons category is recorded as Claude Hopkins[20].
  • Claude Hopkins's family name is recorded as Hopkins[21].
  • Claude Hopkins's given name is recorded as Claude[22].
  • Claude Hopkins's instrument is recorded as piano[23].
  • Claude Hopkins's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[24].
  • Claude Hopkins's P14750 is recorded as B178-29D3-1461-C727-4FED[25].

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[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1903-08-24[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1984-02-19[29]

  • Genre(s): jazz, stride, swing[30]

  • Community tags: jazz, stride, swing[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e835162c-1cc2-4c80-8ef1-0d9c95127e7e[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Claude Hopkins was born in Alexandria[2]. He was born on August 24, 1903[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bandleader[6], conductor[7], pianist[8], jazz musician[9], composer[10], and musician[14].

Death and Burial

Claude Hopkins died on February 19, 1984[5]. He passed away in Riverdale[4].

Why It Matters

Claude Hopkins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Claude Hopkins born?

Claude Hopkins's place of birth was Alexandria[2].

Where did Claude Hopkins die?

Claude Hopkins passed away in Riverdale[4].

What did Claude Hopkins do for work?

Claude Hopkins worked as bandleader[6], conductor[7], pianist[8], jazz musician[9], and composer[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Riverdale
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'nl']
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  2. 23d ago · Eddo1982! · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period → —
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  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → B178-29D3-1461-C727-4FED
    Carnegie hall agent id → 56647
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  4. 11w ago · Rhudson · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Carnegie hall agent id → 56647
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  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Claude
    Ethnic group → African Americans
    Family name → Hopkins
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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