Harry Miller

South African jazz double bassist (1941–1983)
Person human Q1586663
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Harry Miller

Summary

Harry Miller is a human[1]. Born in Cape Town[2], he… he was born on April 25, 1941[3]. He passed away in Netherlands[4]. He died on December 16, 1983[5]. He worked as a composer[6], jazz musician[7], musician[8], and double-bassist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Cape Town[2], Harry Miller…
  • Harry Miller died in Netherlands[4].
  • Harry Miller was born on April 25, 1941[3].
  • Harry Miller died on December 16, 1983[5].
  • Harry Miller held citizenship in South Africa[11].
  • Harry Miller worked as a composer[6].
  • Harry Miller worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Harry Miller worked as a musician[8].
  • Harry Miller worked as a double-bassist[9].
  • Harry Miller's field of work was jazz[12].
  • Harry Miller was a member of Harry Miller's Isipingo[13].
  • Harry Miller is recorded as male[14].
  • Harry Miller's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Harry Miller's genre is jazz[16].
  • Harry Miller's family name is recorded as Miller[17].
  • Harry Miller's given name is recorded as Harold[18].
  • Harry Miller's given name is recorded as Simon[19].
  • Harry Miller's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Harry Miller's different from is recorded as Harry Miller[21].
  • Harry Miller's start of work period is recorded as 1960[22].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: ZA[24]

  • Began / founded: 1941-04-25[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1983-12-16[26]

  • Genre(s): avant-garde jazz, free jazz, jazz[27]

  • Community tags: avant-garde jazz, free jazz, jazz, jazz and blues[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 27c55af5-0d9b-4a59-94d9-460f78dd8130[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Cape Town[2], Harry Miller… he was born on April 25, 1941[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], jazz musician[7], musician[8], and double-bassist[9]. Harry Miller's field of work was jazz[12].

Death and Burial

Harry Miller died on December 16, 1983[5]. He passed away in Netherlands[4].

Why It Matters

Harry Miller ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Harry Miller born?

Harry Miller's place of birth was Cape Town[2].

Where did Harry Miller die?

Harry Miller died in Netherlands[4].

What did Harry Miller do for work?

Harry Miller worked as composer[6], jazz musician[7], musician[8], and double-bassist[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. 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. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Netherlands
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'ja']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56916|batch #56916]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0382157-Miller-Harry-19411983
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0382157-Miller-Harry-19411983, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  3. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → composer, jazz musician, musician +1
    Sex or gender → male
    Genre → jazz
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31725|batch #31725]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (19)"
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