Houston

American R&B singer
Person human Q1368375
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Houston

Summary

Houston is a human[1]. His place of birth was Los Angeles[2]. He was born on October 26, 1983[3]. He worked as a musician[4], singer[5], and rapper[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (456 views/month, #7,112 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Los Angeles[2], Houston…
  • Houston was born on October 26, 1983[3].
  • Houston held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Houston worked as a musician[4].
  • Houston worked as a singer[5].
  • Houston worked as a rapper[6].
  • Houston is recorded as male[9].
  • Houston's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Houston's genre is contemporary R&B[11].
  • Houston's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[12].
  • Houston's family name is recorded as Summers[13].
  • Houston's given name is recorded as Houston[14].
  • Houston's given name is recorded as Edward[15].
  • Houston's pseudonym is recorded as Houston[16].
  • Houston's official website is recorded as http://www.peephouston.com[17].
  • Houston's instrument is recorded as voice[18].
  • Houston's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Houston's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Houston Edward Summers'}[20].
  • Houston's different from is recorded as Marques Houston[21].
  • Houston's start of work period is recorded as 2003[22].

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[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1983-10-26[25]

  • Genre(s): contemporary r&b[26]

  • Community tags: contemporary r&b[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7b856335-76b2-4787-86ea-c2619383cbb7[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Los Angeles[2], Houston… he was born on October 26, 1983[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[4], singer[5], and rapper[6].

Why It Matters

Houston ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (456 views/month, #7,112 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Houston born?

Houston was born in Los Angeles[2].

What did Houston do for work?

Houston worked as musician[4], singer[5], and rapper[6].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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