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George Formby, Sr.

English comedian and singer
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George Formby, Sr.

Summary

George Formby, Sr. is a human[1]. Born in Ashton-under-Lyne[2], George Formby, Sr.… George Formby, Sr. was born on October 4, 1875[3]. George Formby, Sr. died in Warrington[4]. George Formby, Sr. died on February 8, 1921[5]. George Formby, Sr. worked as a comedian[6] and singer[7]. George Formby, Sr. ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • George Formby, Sr. was born in Ashton-under-Lyne[2].
  • George Formby, Sr. passed away in Warrington[4].
  • George Formby, Sr. was born on October 4, 1875[3].
  • George Formby, Sr. died on February 8, 1921[5].
  • George Formby, Sr. held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • George Formby, Sr.'s professions included comedian[6].
  • George Formby, Sr. worked as a singer[7].
  • George Formby, Sr. is recorded as male[10].
  • George Formby, Sr.'s instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • George Formby, Sr.'s given name is recorded as George[12].
  • George Formby, Sr.'s Commons Creator page is recorded as George Formby Sr[13].

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[14]

  • Country: GB[15]

  • Began / founded: 1875-10-04[16]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1921-02-08[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7411387d-f6a2-48fb-9ada-75fd524e5b6a[18]

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Origins and Family

Born in Ashton-under-Lyne[2], George Formby, Sr.… George Formby, Sr. was born on October 4, 1875[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include comedian[6] and singer[7].

Death and Burial

George Formby, Sr. died on February 8, 1921[5]. George Formby, Sr. passed away in Warrington[4].

Why It Matters

George Formby, Sr. ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[8] George Formby, Sr. has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] George Formby, Sr. is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was George Formby, Sr. born?

George Formby, Sr.'s place of birth was Ashton-under-Lyne[2].

Where did George Formby, Sr. die?

George Formby, Sr. died in Warrington[4].

What did George Formby, Sr. do for work?

George Formby, Sr. worked as comedian[6] and singer[7].

Related Entities

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → comedian, singer
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