George Kooymans

Dutch musician, songwriter
Person human Q2481938
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George Kooymans

Summary

George Kooymans is a human[1]. Born in The Hague[2], he… he was born on March 11, 1948[3]. He passed away in Rijkevorsel[4]. He died on July 23, 2025[5]. He worked as a singer[6], record producer[7], guitarist[8], composer[9], and writer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (752 views/month, #6,814 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • George Kooymans's place of birth was The Hague[2].
  • George Kooymans passed away in Rijkevorsel[4].
  • George Kooymans was born on March 11, 1948[3].
  • George Kooymans died on July 23, 2025[5].
  • George Kooymans held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[12].
  • George Kooymans's professions included singer[6].
  • George Kooymans worked as a record producer[7].
  • George Kooymans worked as a guitarist[8].
  • George Kooymans's professions included composer[9].
  • George Kooymans's professions included writer[10].
  • George Kooymans worked as a songwriter[13].
  • George Kooymans received the Silver Harp[14].
  • George Kooymans was a member of Golden Earring[15].
  • George Kooymans is recorded as male[16].
  • George Kooymans's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • George Kooymans's genre is hard rock[18].
  • George Kooymans's record label is recorded as Universal Music Group[19].
  • George Kooymans's Commons category is recorded as George Kooymans[20].
  • The cause of death was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis[21].
  • George Kooymans's family name is recorded as Kooymans[22].
  • George Kooymans's given name is recorded as George[23].
  • George Kooymans's given name is recorded as Jan[24].
  • George Kooymans's medical condition is recorded as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis[25].
  • George Kooymans's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[26].
  • George Kooymans's instrument is recorded as guitar[27].

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[28]

  • Country: NL[29]

  • Began / founded: 1948-03-11[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2025-07-22[31]

  • Genre(s): rock[32]

  • Community tags: rock[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 531b823d-bf15-4e9c-ab2a-8be032bf873d[34]

Body

Origins and Family

George Kooymans was born in The Hague[2]. He was born on March 11, 1948[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], record producer[7], guitarist[8], composer[9], writer[10], and songwriter[13].

Recognition

George Kooymans received the Silver Harp[14].

Death and Burial

George Kooymans died on July 23, 2025[5]. He died in Rijkevorsel[4]. The cause of death was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis[21].

Why It Matters

George Kooymans ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (752 views/month, #6,814 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was George Kooymans born?

George Kooymans's place of birth was The Hague[2].

Where did George Kooymans die?

George Kooymans died in Rijkevorsel[4].

What did George Kooymans do for work?

George Kooymans worked as singer[6], record producer[7], guitarist[8], composer[9], and writer[10].

What awards did George Kooymans receive?

Honors received include Silver Harp[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . nrc.nl. Retrieved . nrc.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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