Fred Ho

American jazz musician, author, and activist
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Fred Ho

Summary

Fred Ho is a human[1]. His place of birth was Palo Alto[2]. He was born on August 10, 1957[3]. He passed away in Brooklyn[4]. He died on April 12, 2014[5]. He worked as a composer[6], bandleader[7], jazz musician[8], writer[9], and saxophonist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Fred Ho was born in Palo Alto[2].
  • Fred Ho passed away in Brooklyn[4].
  • Fred Ho was born on August 10, 1957[3].
  • Fred Ho died on April 12, 2014[5].
  • Fred Ho held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Fred Ho's professions included composer[6].
  • Fred Ho worked as a bandleader[7].
  • Fred Ho worked as a jazz musician[8].
  • Fred Ho's professions included writer[9].
  • Fred Ho's professions included saxophonist[10].
  • Fred Ho's education included a stint at Harvard University[13].
  • Fred Ho received the Guggenheim Fellowship[14].
  • Fred Ho received the American Book Awards[15].
  • Fred Ho is recorded as male[16].
  • Fred Ho's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Fred Ho's genre is jazz[18].
  • Fred Ho's Commons category is recorded as Fred Ho[19].
  • The cause of death was colorectal cancer[20].
  • Fred Ho's given name is recorded as Fred[21].
  • Fred Ho's official website is recorded as http://www.bigredmediainc.com/brmflash/[22].
  • Fred Ho's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[23].
  • Fred Ho's instrument is recorded as saxophone[24].
  • Fred Ho's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Fred Ho's start of work period is recorded as 1985[26].

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[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1957-08-10[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2014-04-12[30]

  • Genre(s): jazz[31]

  • Community tags: jazz[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a0018dc5-9e4c-41a7-9bfc-5432da681513[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Fred Ho was born in Palo Alto[2]. He was born on August 10, 1957[3].

Education

Fred Ho's education included a stint at Harvard University[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], bandleader[7], jazz musician[8], writer[9], and saxophonist[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14], a fellowship grant[34], in United States[35], founded in 1925[36] and American Book Awards[15], a literary award[37], in United States[38], founded in 1978[39].

Death and Burial

Fred Ho died on April 12, 2014[5]. He died in Brooklyn[4]. The cause of death was colorectal cancer[20].

Why It Matters

Fred Ho ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Fred Ho born?

Born in Palo Alto[2], Fred Ho…

Where did Fred Ho die?

Fred Ho passed away in Brooklyn[4].

What did Fred Ho do for work?

Fred Ho worked as composer[6], bandleader[7], jazz musician[8], writer[9], and saxophonist[10].

Where did Fred Ho go to school?

Fred Ho was educated at Harvard University[13].

What awards did Fred Ho receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14] and American Book Awards[15].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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