Harlan Howard

American country music songwriter (1927–2002)
Person human Q1585461
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Harlan Howard

Summary

Harlan Howard is a human[1]. Born in Lexington[2], he… he was born on September 8, 1927[3]. He passed away in Nashville[4]. He died on March 3, 2002[5]. He worked as a musician[6], songwriter[7], and singer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (325 views/month, #7,152 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Lexington[2], Harlan Howard…
  • Harlan Howard died in Nashville[4].
  • Harlan Howard was born on September 8, 1927[3].
  • Harlan Howard died on March 3, 2002[5].
  • Harlan Howard is buried at Tennessee[10].
  • Harlan Howard was married to Jan Howard[11].
  • Harlan Howard held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Harlan Howard's professions included musician[6].
  • Harlan Howard worked as a songwriter[7].
  • Harlan Howard's professions included singer[8].
  • Harlan Howard is recorded as male[13].
  • Harlan Howard's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Harlan Howard's genre is country music[15].
  • Harlan Howard's record label is recorded as Monument Records[16].
  • Harlan Howard's family name is recorded as Howard[17].
  • Harlan Howard's given name is recorded as Harlan[18].
  • Harlan Howard's given name is recorded as Perry[19].
  • Harlan Howard's work location is recorded as Nashville[20].
  • Harlan Howard's instrument is recorded as voice[21].
  • Harlan Howard's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Harlan Howard's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Harlan Perry Howard'}[23].
  • Harlan Howard's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Harlan Howard'}[24].
  • Harlan Howard's start of work period is recorded as 1958[25].
  • Harlan Howard's copyright representative is recorded as Broadcast Music, Inc.[26].
  • Harlan Howard's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[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: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1927-09-08[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2002-03-03[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 960b2cd7-6ae3-4479-8518-6b68081730c3[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Harlan Howard's place of birth was Lexington[2]. He was born on September 8, 1927[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6], songwriter[7], and singer[8].

Personal Life

Harlan Howard was married to Jan Howard[11].

Death and Burial

Harlan Howard died on March 3, 2002[5]. He died in Nashville[4]. He is buried at Tennessee[10].

Why It Matters

Harlan Howard ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (325 views/month, #7,152 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

Where was Harlan Howard born?

Harlan Howard's place of birth was Lexington[2].

Where did Harlan Howard die?

Harlan Howard passed away in Nashville[4].

Who was Harlan Howard married to?

Harlan Howard's spouses include Jan Howard[11].

What did Harlan Howard do for work?

Harlan Howard worked as musician[6], songwriter[7], and singer[8].

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. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation musician, songwriter, singer
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q639669]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258353|batch #258353]]"
  2. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
    Occupation musician, songwriter, singer
    Sex or gender male
    Spouse Jan Howard
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31724|batch #31724]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (18)"
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